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RIYADH, April 20 (KUNA) -- Saudi Arabia has affirmed that the recent UN Security Council Resolution 2216 on Yemen is an embodiment of the will of the international community and a serious support for Yemenis.
This came in a statement by the cabinet during its Monday's meeting, which was chaired by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh.
The cabinet's meeting reviewed a number of reports on the latest developments on regional, Arab and international levels, the statement said.
The resolution supports the Operation Decisive Storm carried out by the Saudi-led coalition on Houthis in Yemen with the aim of restoring legitimacy in the country, it noted.
The UN Security Council adopted the Resolution No. 2216 on Tuesday by 14 members with only one abstention, which represents a great victory for the GCC diplomacy in support of the legitimate authority of Yemen.
The resolution slapped sanctions, including an arms embargo, on the Houthi militants and the forces loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh under Chapter VII of the UN Charter amid the "significant and rapidly deteriorating' humanitarian situation.
It demands all parties to refrain from unilateral actions that could undermine the country's UN-sponsored political transition.
The resolution called on Houthis immediately and unconditionally to end violence, withdraw forces from areas they have seized, relinquish all arms, cease activities undermining the authority of the country's legitimate Government, refrain from provocation against neighboring states, release the Defense Minister Gen. Mahmoud Al-Subaihi and end the recruitment of children. (end)
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