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- Brig. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said move aims to strengthen efforts聽to maintain April 2 truce
- Tuce in Yemen which began on first day of Ramadan has聽held for the most part
RIYADH: The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen announced on Thursday that it would release 163 Houthi prisoners who participated in combat operations against the Kingdom in a 鈥渉umanitarian initiative,鈥� Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
The release falls within the context of the Kingdom鈥檚 previous humanitarian initiatives and aims to support efforts that seek to end the crisis in Yemen and achieve peace, coalition spokesman Brig. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said.
He added that the move also aims to strengthen UN efforts to maintain a truce, which went into effect on April 2, as well as to create a means of dialogue among the parties involved in the Yemen conflict and facilitate finalizing the prisoners鈥� and detainees鈥� issue in line with Muslim values and international principles.
鈥淭he Arab Coalition began finalizing the procedure to release all 163 prisoners in coordination with the International Committee of the Red Cross to transfer them to Sanaa,鈥� Al-Maliki said.
He added that the Kingdom was keen on addressing and finalizing the issue of prisoners and detainees on a humanitarian basis 鈥渁way from political and military gains and calculations.鈥�
The truce which began on the first day of Ramadan has held for the most part.