Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir has said in a statement that in accordance with the framework of continuing and enhancing humanitarian relief efforts in the Yemeni territory, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is in the process of consulting with members of the Coalition defending the legitimacy in Yemen as well as all countries supporting the Coalition in order to determine specific areas in Yemen where humanitarian aid to be delivered. All air operations would cease at specific times in these areas to allow the delivery of this aid in line with UN Security Council Resolution No 2216. At the same time, Al-Jubeir warned Huthi militia and its allied forces of exploiting the cessation of air operations in these areas, or of preventing access of aid to these areas or attempting to take advantage of these areas to achieve their goals. Al-Jubeir stressed that the Kingdom will deal with any violations by resuming air strikes against any aggressive actions that hamper these humanitarian efforts. The Minister of Foreign Affairs also said that in order to achieve the objectives of delivering aid to the Yemeni people, the Kingdom is in the process of establishing a unified center on its territory the task of which is to coordinate all aid provision efforts between the United Nations and the concerned humanitarian organizations as well as the states willing to provide aid to the Yemeni people. This would include enabling the United Nations to deliver aid worth $274 million donated by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
