News - Yemen: National Salvation Government announced the implementation of a unilateral initiative, to raise the earthen barriers in preparation for the opening of a road inside the city of Taiz.

The local authority in Taiz Governorate confirmed that it had started implementing the unilateral initiative in response to the directives of the revolutionary and political leadership.

“Today, we are at the 50th Street crossing leading to the city of Taiz through Al-Noor city to Bir Pasha, in the process of preparing to open the road in response to the directives of the revolutionary and political leadership to overcome the difficulties in front of the citizens,” Taiz Governor Abdul Rahman Bagash confirmed on Saturday.

"We tried several times to open crossings on our side, but our attempts were met with opposition from the aggression side in the city of Taiz," he added.

He explained that the move confirms and proves to everyone that the Salvation Government wants to ease the burden on the citizens and open this crossing, which is very close and does not exceed half an hour's pass to the city of Taiz.

Bagash stressed that the road that will be opened to the city of Taiz will alleviate the suffering of the citizens.

"We hope that this initiative will be reciprocated and roads will be opened to citizens," he said.

The Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for Yemen has submitted a proposal to gradually open roads, ensuring an implementation mechanism and guarantees for the safety of civilian travelers.

He called on the two parties to "conclude their internal deliberations urgently and achieve positive results for the Yemeni people."

Grundberg stressed that "the importance of lifting restrictions on the freedom of movement of people and goods is not limited to the positive impact of alleviating the suffering of Yemenis and reviving their economy, but will also help enhance confidence in the political process."

Negotiations of opening roads in Jordan are without outcomes after a 2-day discussion. The National Committee says that the talks do not go beyond limited roads in Taiz. The aggression party does not have a decision to talk about the rest of the roads and closed outlets, which is a short conception of comprehensive solutions that include closed outlets in more than one governorate, including Al-Dhalae and Marib.

Last week, President Mahdi Al-Mashat affirmed that if the military negotiating committee in Jordan does not see new signs regarding closed roads to alleviate suffering of Yemeni people, the committee will announce a unilateral initiative.

He added that the US-Saudi aggression is sparing no effort to exploit the suffering of the citizens in Taiz governorate, explaining that there is a varying agenda of the Saudi-backed government that uses the suffering and difficult conditions in Taiz and the various governorates.