Hodeidah governor calls Houthi withdrawal from Yemen ports ‘theatrical act’
Governor of Hodeidah Al Hassan Al Taher termed
Houthi announcement of withdrawal from Hodeidah harbour as "theatrical
act".
In statements to "Al Hurra" TV channel, he
stated that the move did not comply with the agreed upon terms of the Stockholm
Agreement. This stipulated that the government be part of the redeployment
monitoring teams, and that the Houthis clear all landmines before redeployment.
“We will not accept this theatrical act and we will
remain the main party in any agreement,” al-Taher said.
“What is happening in Hodeidah is an attempt to
cover up the failures of Griffiths,” he added.
Yemen’s Houthi militias have started to redeploy
from Saleef and Ras Isa ports in Hodeidah province under a United
Nations-sponsored peace deal that had been stalled for months.
UN teams were overseeing the Houthi movements at the
ports.
