Coalition to reopen Port of Hudaydah, Sanaa Airport in Yemen

JEDDAH, Nov 22 (KUNA) -- The pro-legitimacy in Yemen coalition has decided to reopen the Port of Hudaydah and allow resumption of operation of Sanaa Airport as of Thursday.
In a press statement aired by aired by the Saudi Press Agency, the Command of the Coalition announced Wednesday that the relevant departments within the Command have completed a comprehensive review of the inspection and verification procedures used to implement the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2216, which prohibits the provision of weapons and military equipment to the Houthi militia and their supporters, who are using these weapons to sustain their military operations in Yemen.
As a result of this review, the Coalition decided to take the following steps: reopening of the Port of Hudaydah to receive urgent humanitarian and relief materials; and reopening of Sanaa airport to UN aircraft, designated for humanitarian and relief efforts.
It stated that these steps will be implemented in accordance with the procedures approved by the Evacuation and Humanitarian Operation Cell (EHOC) starting at (1200) on Thursday November 23, 2017 Further, in continuation of the Coalition's commitment to stand with the people of Yemen, and to alleviate the humanitarian suffering caused by the Houthi militias, the Coalition will soon announce a comprehensive humanitarian operations plan that aims to provide assistance and relief to the Yemeni people, and to facilitate the delivery of food to all Yemeni governorates.
These measures will be in accordance with the efforts by Coalition members to alleviate the suffering by the people of Yemen.
The Coalition Command also renews its call for the United Nations to urgently send a team of experts to meet with their counterparts in the Coalition to review and enhance the U.N's inspection and verification mechanism (UNVIM) in order to implement the best practices that will protect the people of Yemen, and facilitate the entry of aid and humanitarian shipments, while preventing the Houthi Militias from smuggling missiles to target neighboring countries. (end) nh.ibi