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Yemen's dominant Houthis welcome Kerry's new peace call

Xinhua, December 20, 2016 Adjust font size:

Yemen's dominant Houthi-led governing body Tuesday welcomed U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's new peace call aimed to achieve a lasting cessation to 22-month civil war in Yemen, said state Saba news agency.

The Houthi-led newly formed body, called "the National Salvation Government" also urged immediate lifting to all-out blockade imposed by Saudi-led military coalition that backed Houthis' foe of the internationally-recognized government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

"The National Salvation Government welcome the new peace call, including the roadmap proposed by UN envoy Ould Cheikh Ahmed as a basis for positive final negotiations to end war, blockade and reach an honorable comprehensive political compromise," read a statement carried by Houthi-controlled Saba.

On Sunday, Kerry on this last visit to Saudi Kingdom expressed the home that a new ceasefire in the Yemen conflict could be agreed within two weeks.

Kerry said in a joint news conference with his Saudi counterpart Adel Al-Jubeir that "the U.S. will work with Britain, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to achieve a new pause in the fighting."

The would-be pause would be the eighth ceasefire attempt since the war erupted early last year. Endit