Sunday, 10 January, 2021 - 09:00
UN envoy Griffiths meets with Yemen s FM in Aden. (Asharq Al-Awsat) Aden – Ali Rabih
Houthi militia leaders in Yemen have criticized the recent visit paid by UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths to the interim capital, Aden, and ruled out any imminent political solution in the war-torn country.
Mohammed Abdulsalam Falita, foreign minister of the Houthi-styled government in Sanaa, cast doubts over efforts spent by the UN envoy and labeled his visit to Aden as “empty.”
In a tweet, Falita said that Griffiths “is busy with formalities and empty visits” and continues to ignore demands for lifting air and land restrictions imposed by the Arab coalition. The restrictions are aimed at stemming the flow of Iranian weapons to the militias.