News - Yemen: President Mahdi Al-Mashat, head of the Supreme Political Council, stressed that the US blockade of Yemen is a war crime that affects the lives of more than 25 million Yemeni.

This came during President Al-Mashat's meeting with the United Nations Resident Coordinator for Humanitarian Affairs in Yemen, William David Grisley. During the meeting, President Al-Mashat mentioned the human tragedy suffered by all the Yemeni people as a result of the siege, especially patients, many of whom died due to their inability to travel abroad for treatment due to the closure of Sana'a International Airport.

Al-Mashat called on the United Nations to pressure the countries of US-Saudi aggression, to lift the blockade and allow oil derivatives to enter the port of Hodeidah. With regard to the “Safer” tanker, President Al-Mashat expressed his regret at the United Nations’ retraction from implementing the urgent maintenance agreement and the comprehensive evaluation of the reservoir. Noting that this retraction increases the possibility of the Red Sea environment being exposed to the risk of pollution, stressing that “the The United Nations must abide by what has been agreed upon to find a final solution to this issue.”