19/07/2022 (Agence Europe) – “The EU deeply regrets a rejection by the Houthis of the latest proposal by UN Special Envoy (UNSE) on road reopening notably around Taiz”, said the EU Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on Tuesday 19 July. “The reopening of roads is a crucial humanitarian element of the truce, along with fuel shipments through the port of Hodeidah and commercial flights from/to Sana’a. The EU urges the Houthis to reconsider and accept the UNSE’s proposal”, says a statement. The EU calls on them to accept further “six-month extension of the truce beyond 2 August”. The Houthis said on 18 July that they would not renew the UN-brokered truce, saying that such international calls “affect the sovereignty, security and stability” of Yemen, according to the Saba news agency. (SP)