The Saudi Foreign Ministry said: “We welcome the extension of the truce in Yemen for another two months and stress the importance of opening humanitarian checkpoints in Taiz.”

For his part, the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf welcomed the statement by the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, to extend the truce. for another two months, in accordance with the provisions of the original agreement, which entered into force on the second day of this month last April. He stressed that “the ceasefire extension agreement reflects the importance that the international community attaches to the Yemeni crisis”, praising “the efforts of the Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General and the leadership of the Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia and all parties in extending the ceasefire, which will lead towards further creating an atmosphere for the Yemeni parties to start the political process.” Achieving a comprehensive peace that ensures security and stability in the entire sister Republic of Yemen.