Houthis Refuse To Join Riyadh Peace Talks Brokered By GCC

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As anticipated, the Houthis have rejected to participate in the proposed GCC peace talks in Riyadh, a confirmed report has said. The talks are to fall between end of March and beginning of April.

Mediated by Jordon, this is the latest Gulf Cooperation Council offer to broker comprehensive peace talks between the warring factions. But as anticipated, the Houthis are not interested in ending the war in Yemen, Middle East’s most poor country at the moment.

Hundreds of Yemeni politicians, activists, civil society leaders, and even outspoken politicians have been invited to the conference with the single aim of brokering a peaceful resolution to the whole problem.

Apparently, Houthis already have preset demands to be met. They have asked the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen should first look at easing alleged restrictions on Sanaa airport and Hodeidah seaport. Till then, they intend to reject holding peace talks in Riyadh.   

Meanwhile, the government has positively responded to the GCC’s offer and pledged to support any peace initiative, including the current UN-brokered peace efforts. But “the Houthi militia's refusal was expected,” Abdul Baset Al-Qaedi, undersecretary at Yemen’s Information Ministry has been quoted by local media. “These militias would have surprised the Yemenis if they agreed, but this militia constantly proves that it is malignant cancer that must be eradicated in order for Yemen to be stable.” Additionally, he has also said that, “The Houthi militia cling to the option of war because they benefit from it by accumulating wealth, looting Yemeni property and usurping power in areas under their control.”

Abdulmalik Al-Mekhlafi, Yemen's former deputy prime minister and an adviser to the country's president, called for collective and strong pressure by the international community on the Houthis to force them to accept peace plans and proposed putting into place a humanitarian truce during Ramadan.

The humanitarian crises continue to intensify in Yemen, and various UN allied agencies have already warned the Western world of it. 

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