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- Hans Grundberg met with the GCC chief and the Saudi ambassador to Yemen
RIYADH: The head of the Gulf Cooperation Council renewed his call to the international community to confront Houthi terrorism that obstructs all international efforts aimed at resolving the Yemeni crisis.
Nayef Al-Hajraf was speaking during a meeting with UN envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg, during his visit to Riyadh, the GCC said in a statement.
His visit comes a day after the Iran-backed Houthi militia attacked the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi, killing three people and wounding seven, sparking widespread condemnation.
The secretary-general affirmed the GCC鈥檚 support for the efforts of the UN envoy and the UN toward reaching a political solution to the Yemeni war, calling on the international community to exert more pressure on the Houthi militia to engage seriously in the peace process.
Al-Hajraf also strongly condemned the continued cross border attacks targeting civilians and civilian objects in 抖阴短视频 with missiles and drones, as well as the attack that targeted Abu Dhabi, 鈥渨hich represents a flagrant violation of international law and a threat to regional security and stability.
He also called for the Houthis to be held accountable, in accordance with international and humanitarian law.
Grundberg also met with the Saudi ambassador to Yemen and supervisor of the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen, Mohammed bin Saeed Al-Jaber, where they discussed the Kingdom鈥檚 support for the UN鈥檚 efforts, Saudi Press Agency reported.
The two sides discussed joint political efforts to solve the Yemeni crisis, especially as the Houthis鈥� continue to reject UN and international efforts to implement a cease-fire, their insistence on increasing the suffering of the Yemeni people, and the militia鈥檚 continued attacks on civilian and economic sites in the Kingdom and the UAE.