The Yemeni government has welcomed the call of the command of the Coalition for Support of Legitimacy in Yemen to all military components and formations of the so-called Transitional Council to withdraw from the positions seized during the past days, and not to damage public and private property. Yemeni government spokesman Rajeh Badi welcomed in a statement to the Yemeni News Agency (Saba) the immediate ceasefire in the temporary capital of Aden as of 1:00 a.m on August 11, 2019. He affirmed the Yemeni government's commitment to call for a ceasefire. The Yemeni government spokesman also welcomed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's call for the government and all parties to hold an urgent meeting in the kingdom.