Sudan ready to receive war-wounded Yemenis for treatment

Sudan on Monday expressed readiness to receive war-wounded Yemeni people and provide them with medical treatment, provided that the governments set up appropriate mechanism.

"I discussed with the Sudanese vice-president the issue of transferring the Yemeni war-wounded people to Khartoum to receive medical treatment," said Yemen's Human Rights Minister Izz al-Deen al-Asbahi, after meeting Sudanese Vice-President Hassabo Mohamed Abdul-Rahman in Khartoum on Monday.

"The Sudanese vice-president expressed his consent as well as his great cooperation in this respect, where an appropriate mechanism would be established," al Asbahi added.

He further praised Sudan's supportive stance toward Yemen and its people, saying "I conveyed to the Sudanese leadership Yemen's appreciation of Sudan government for cancelling the entry visa to Sudan for the Yemenis."

Meanwhile, the Yemeni official said he hopes restoration operation in his country was progressing positively, noting that "the current situation on the ground is moving positively with great advancement at all fronts."

He said a number of provinces near Aden have been liberated, and that the legitimate army and the people's resistance are in control of most of the different areas and towns in Yemen.

Sudan is taking part in the Saudi-led Arab alliance against the Houthi group in Yemen in the operation dubbed "Decisive Storm" which started in March.

Earlier Khartoum said it was ready to send 6,000 soldiers for the ground operations in Yemen. Endt