Yemeni Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Abdulmalik Al-Mikhlafi, stressed that the Yemeni coup militias of Al-Houthi and ousted president Saleh are not serious about fulfilling their commitments to achieve peace and implement the UN Security Council resolutions relating to this regard. During a meeting on Tuesday in Riyadh with the Director for the Arabian Peninsula in U.S. State Department Ellen Jermen, Al-Mikhalfi said that the Yemeni legitimate authorities are seeking to bring peace to the country in face of intransigence and escalation of the coup militias and the lack of seriousness or fulfillment of their obligations. He expressed the Yemeni government's hope that the United States and other permanent members of the UN Security Council to mount pressure on the coup party to meet its obligations and implement the UN Security Council Resolution 2216. For her part, the U.S. official confirmed her country's position supportive to Yemen's legitimate government as well as the effort being exerted by the Yemeni government to restore security and stability in the country. During the meeting, the two sides discussed the current developments in Yemen and the possibility of holding the next round of consultations aimed at the implementation of UN Security Council resolution 2216 and achieving peace in Yemen, according to the official Yemeni news agency.
