Bleak Views on the War in Yemen
The war in Yemen is taking place in the shadow of the Syrian war, but there is a war on terrorism, because "Al-Qaeda" is active in Yemen, said Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Security Issues in the Business Sector Alexander Ionov at the conference held in Moscow, entitled "Three years of war and humanitarian disaster in Yemen".
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Mr. Ionov said:
"There is a very negative situation regarding Yemen on the part of the permanent members of the Security Council. Many resolutions have been adopted aimed at technical sanctions against the republic. Experts have been appointed to monitor the implementation of the Security Council resolutions. Of course, this is not enough. Russia has repeatedly raised the issue in the Security Council, the UN General Assembly, the Human Rights Council, the World Health Organization and other international organizations that the Yemeni people are absolutely non-political. Our common task is to provide humanitarian aid to Yemen. First of all, it is necessary medical and food aid within the framework of humanitarian cooperation. Russia has the most constructive position. We call for an intra-Yemen dialogue and an immediate cessation of hostilities."
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"I think that the Russian draft resolution on Yemen is there, but the Security Council is not ready to accept it. The Security Council consists mainly of Western countries. And only Russia and China are keeping the balance. At the moment, new resolutions have not been adopted. It is very disappointing that no humanitarian program is being developed.
Everyone is focused on the Syrian crisis, because there is a big clash of political interests. But if there is IS in Syria, then there is Al-Qaeda in Yemen. Therefore, the solution to the Yemeni crisis must include the fight against terrorism. The UN has set itself the task of fighting terrorism in Syria, but it has ignored Yemen. We have seen that Saudi Arabia and its partners are bombing not only military facilities, but also infrastructure, homes, schools, kindergartens, etc. This increases the number of casualties. So far, the crisis has affected nearly 40,000 people, and 20 million, that is, almost the entire population of Yemen, are in need of humanitarian assistance."
The Yemeni economy is not working, which leads to the premise that in conditions of complete isolation, the Yemeni people will rise up against the Huthis and their allies. Then there will be a new confrontation. Many are trying to make things lead to such a scenario. We hope that this will not happen, so we ourselves (in Russia) are trying to organize assistance to Yemen," said Alexander Ionov, a participant in the conference on the humanitarian situation in Yemen.Three years ago, on March 26, 2015, the civil war in Yemen turned into a conflict with international participation. Since the fall of 2014, the Houthi rebels had been fighting the internationally recognized government and controlled much of the country. But in March 2015, the Saudi-led coalition began airstrikes against the Houthis, killing many civilians. Yemen was under a blockade, humanitarian deliveries were constantly disrupted, the country lacked the most important medicines, food became expensive and people could not afford to eat properly.
