NEW YORK: The failure of the international community to take decisive action to address the terrorist activities of the Houthis in Yemen has led Iran-backed militias to attack the Yemeni people and threaten peace and security in the region and beyond, Saudi Arabia said. Deputy Permanent United Nations Representative said on Wednesday.
Mohamed Abdulaziz Alatek told the Security Council that the Kingdom reserves the right to “take any necessary measures consistent with international law” to respond to the Houthi aggression. This comes two days after the deadly attack on neighboring Abu Dhabi by the militia.
The envoy said the authorities in the UAE have the full support of the Kingdom “as they address any threats to its stability and security,” and called on the international community to “confront the terrorist Houthi militia”.
A ministerial meeting was called this month by Norway, which chairs the Security Council, to discuss the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Mohamed Abdulaziz Altek. (SPA)
Alatek said Tehran provides support to the Houthis “day after day” and added: “These terrorist militias continue to disregard the aspirations of the Yemeni people and threaten regional and international peace and security.
“One case is their violation and threat to international navigation and the use of civilian facilities and Yemeni ports to undermine regional security and attack civilians in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.”
On Monday this week, three people were killed and six injured in a drone attack on a major oil facility in the emirate’s capital, and a separate fire broke out at Abu Dhabi’s international airport. The Houthis claimed responsibility for the attacks, which were immediately condemned around the world.
Last Friday, the Security Council unanimously condemned another hostile Houthi act, the January 3 seizure of the UAE-flagged Rawabi and the detention of its crew in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen.
In a statement prepared by the UK, members of the council called for the immediate release of the ship and those aboard, and urged the Houthis to guarantee the safety and well-being of the crew.
Civilian targets in Saudi Arabia have also come under attack from repeated Houthi-launched drone and missile attacks.
Highlighting the Saudi peace initiative to end the conflict in Yemen, Alatek called on the international community and the Security Council to “take all necessary measures against these terrorist militias that interfere with peace and seek a UN-sponsored political solution.” are consistent with any effort to reach resolution 2216, the results of the Gulf Initiative and the National Dialogue.”
Turning to the crisis in Lebanon, Altek reaffirmed Saudi Arabia’s support for the country’s people and called on the Lebanese authorities to “prioritize its people, fulfill their aspirations for the security, stability and welfare of the militant state of Hezbollah.” requested to end the control of the
With regard to the Palestinian question, Alatek stated that Riyadh is committed to ending the occupation, establishing an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital, and ensuring the return of Palestinian refugees home.
“We emphasize that a comprehensive and lasting peace in the Middle East is a strategic option for ending one of the longest-standing conflicts in our modern history, based on a two-state solution and international terms of reference.” as well as the Arab Peace Initiative by 2022,” he said.
“All these initiatives called for the establishment of a Palestinian state along the borders of June 4, 1967, with Jerusalem as its capital, the return of refugees, and an end to Israel’s occupation of all Arab territories, including the Syrian Golan and Lebanon. Gone. Territories.
Alatek accused Israel of “violating international laws and norms in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, continuing the most heinous forms of injustice and aggression against the Palestinian people”.
He called on the Security Council and the wider international community to fulfill their responsibilities to the Palestinians “by ensuring justice”.
To achieve the aspirations of the Palestinian people to establish their own independent state as guaranteed in international law, and to firmly deal with Israel’s violations of international law and relevant United Nations resolutions.
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