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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Aden - Ali Rabih

EU Criticizes Continued Siege on Taiz Amid Efforts to Extend Yemeni Truce

Head of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council Rashad al-Alimi arrives in Aden from Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah (Saba News Agency)

The EU on Tuesday slammed the Iran-backed Houthis for refusing to end their siege on Taiz, a major Yemeni city, at a time when Yemen's Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak confirmed that the militias are still not ready to commit to peace.

“The EU deeply regrets a rejection by the Houthis of the latest proposal by UN special envoy (UNSE) on road reopening notably around Taiz,” the EU said in a statement, urging the Houthis to accept the UN’s proposals in Taiz.

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