Belgium condemns Houthi missile attacks against Saudi Arabia

BRUSSELS, March 29 (KUNA) -- Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders condemned Thursday the firing of ballistic missiles by the Houthi rebels in Yemen targeting Saudi Arabia last Sunday.
"This attack made several victims," he said in a press release and added that, "he is very worried by this new provocation." "This attack shows once more that ballistic proliferation is a grave menace for the stability of the region. Belgium calls for the strict respect of the arms embargo against non-state entities designated in the United Nations Security Council resolution 2216," Reynders said.
He reiterated the call to all parties involved in the conflict to come to a prompt and lasting cessation of hostilities and supports the mediation efforts undertaken to this end.
In this regard Belgium ensured Martin Griffiths, who was recently appointed as the United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen, of its full support.
"Belgium calls upon all parties, local and regional, to engage in good faith in a process of political negotiations in order to end this conflict which has disastrous consequences for the people of Yemen," he added. (end) nk.sd