Iran Press/ Middle East: The representatives of the current government and Ansarullah movement attended the meeting on Wednesday, Iran Press reported.
The warring parties in Yemen reached the ceasefire agreement on the Red Sea Ansarullah-held port of Hudaydah on December 13.
According to the agreement, two sides must withdraw from the port and hand it over to UN observers.
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The UN Committee meeting was held today, despite the fact that Saudi Arabia is continuing its airstrikes on the port of Hudaydah, a clear breach of the ceasefire arrangement.
The spokesman of the Armed Forces of Yemen Brigadier Yahya Sare'e, said on Dec 25, 2018 that Yemeni Army and Popular Committees are committed to respecting the ceasefire arrangement in Hudaydah, while the Saudis have violated the ceasefire.
Brigadier Yahya Sare'e added that the US-Saudi mercenaries targeted, residential neighborhoods and Yemeni Army's sites with intermittent firing of various light and medium weapons, during the UN team's first hours in Hudaydah.
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Some 16,000 Yemenis have been killed and thousands more injured since the onset of the Saudi-led aggression.
The Saudi-led war has also taken a heavy toll on the country’s infrastructure, destroying hospitals, schools, and factories. The UN has already said that a record 22.2 million Yemenis are in dire need of food, including 8.4 million threatened by severe hunger. According to the world body, Yemen is suffering from the most severe famine in more than 100 years.
The assaults of the Saudi-led coalition forces have failed to stop the Yemenis from resisting the aggression.101/ 211 / 210
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