The Saudi-led coalition denied Tuesday it had imposed a "blockade" on Yemen, saying instead that it was controlling access to the country to prevent pro-Iran rebels from obtaining arms.
"No, there is no blockade," coalition spokesman Major General Ahmed Assiri told AFP.
"There is control based on international law... Control is different from blockade, which means that nobody can enter or leave" the country, he said.
Assiri also spoke of "restriction" and "controlled freedom of movement".
"If a boat leaves from Djibouti, before reaching Hodeida (port in western Yemen), our forces board the vessel to ensure the cargo is legal and complies with Resolution 2216," adopted by the UN Security Council in April 2015 and prohibiting the delivery of arms to the rebels in Yemen, he said.
[AFP/eletos.gr]
25/10/16
"No, there is no blockade," coalition spokesman Major General Ahmed Assiri told AFP.
"There is control based on international law... Control is different from blockade, which means that nobody can enter or leave" the country, he said.
Assiri also spoke of "restriction" and "controlled freedom of movement".
"If a boat leaves from Djibouti, before reaching Hodeida (port in western Yemen), our forces board the vessel to ensure the cargo is legal and complies with Resolution 2216," adopted by the UN Security Council in April 2015 and prohibiting the delivery of arms to the rebels in Yemen, he said.
[AFP/eletos.gr]
25/10/16
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