Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council chair Rashad al-Alimi has discussed developments in the Yemeni conflict and efforts to achieve peace in the country and the region with China’s envoy for the Middle East, Zhai Jun, Al Jazeera reports.
Al-Alimi expresses appreciation for China’s diplomatic endeavours, saying his government “engaged positively with all de-escalation initiatives and made genuine concessions for the benefit of the Yemeni people”, according to a statement.
“However, the Houthi militias, backed by Iran, have exploited these gestures,” the statement reads, adding that “there can be no peace with a group that claims a divine right to rule and challenges the state’s exclusive authority”.
