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To avoid prolonging the Yemeni war for years, Houthi rebels must withdraw their forces "unconditionally" from Hodeida, a UAE minister said on Monday.
Speaking during a media briefing in Dubai, Dr Anwar Mohammed Gargash, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, said the Arab coalition's operation to liberate the Yemeni port city of Hodeida is facilitating a political process with caution, to prevent harm to civilians.
Dr Gargash said the situation in Hodeida is challenging, given its fragile humanitarian nature.
"The campaign we are leading isn't an easy task not only for military but also for the humanitarian condition. I want to stress that the solution to Yemen is political and UN-driven - a Yemeni-Yemeni dialogue. Our strategy as a coalition is to prevent Iran from creating militias, ensure ballistic missiles are controlled and eliminate Al Qaeda," said Gargash.
He said that the strategic goal is to end this war. "And we cannot accept that this war will continue for another two-three years just because Houthi militias have control over Hodeida," said Gargash.
"We are moving forward and we will achieve our goals, but we won't be pulled into an ugly fight that can harm civilians.
"We are sending clear signals to Houthi forces and others that they need to pull out because their days are numbered in the city and we want to save the civilians."
He said that UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths's facilitating talks with the Houthi militias would be the rebels' "last opportunity" to withdraw unconditionally from Hodeida.
"If that doesn't happen, we still insist on our strategic plan to end this war," he said. "Part of what everyone expected was for us to move quickly with massive operations to finish this off. We recognised the humanitarian fragility and the importance of the port. From the beginning, our plan depended on an ethical approach, which will take longer.
"We are offering to save the city and not to disrupt the port. Until we move to the next phase, we intend to achieve the objective to shorten the war."
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