On Monday 2 November, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, strongly condemned the Houthis’ continued military escalation in Yemen and their attacks against Saudi Arabia, particularly those targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure.
“The recent attacks against Aden’s Al-Maashiq Palace, the continued siege of Taiz, the military action along Yemen’s west coast, and attacks against Saudi Arabia were heinous acts. All Houthi military action must end immediately,” she said in a statement on behalf of the EU. Ms Kallas also called on all actors, including Iran, to cease all military support to the Houthis.
The EU’s top diplomat also reaffirmed the importance of safeguarding maritime security and freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait, strongly condemning all threats and attacks against civilian and commercial shipping.
Stressing that the Houthis’ military escalation, together with difficulties accessing and affording essential goods, was compounding an already catastrophic humanitarian situation, the High Representative called on the Houthis to urgently open a humanitarian corridor in Taiz and ensure safe, rapid and unhindered humanitarian access to all those in need. “All parties to the conflict must comply with international humanitarian and human rights law,” she added.
See the statement: https://aeur.eu/f/o7f (Original version in French by Camillle-Cerise Gessant)