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

Yemen’s PLC Rejects Houthi Blackmail, Calls for ‘Firm’ Int’l Pressure on Militias

PLC deputy head Aidarous al-Zubaidi meets with Charge d’Affaires of the Indian Embassy in Yemen Ram Prasad in Riyadh on Monday. (Saba)

Members of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) reiterated on Monday their rejection of the Iran-backed Houthi militias’ attempted political blackmail, calling on the international community to pressure them to accept peace.

According to official sources, PLC deputy head Aidarous al-Zubaidi discussed on Monday with Charge d’Affaires of the Indian Embassy in Yemen Ram Prasad the renewed military escalation and the militias’ intransigence and rejection of all international efforts to extend the ceasefire, which expired on October 2.

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