Prominent Iraqi officials and Iraq’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday welcomed the announcement of a ceasefire in Yemen, pausing the seven-year-long war which the United Nations (UN) describes as the largest humanitarian crisis in the world.
State of Law Coalition leader Nouri al-Maliki tweeted a statement on Sunday expressing his support for the ceasefire in Yemen.
— Nouri Al-Maliki (@nourialmalikiiq) April 2, 2022
He called the UN-brokered truce a “glimmer of hope” and called on all parties to adhere to the ceasefire and to use the opportunity to work towards achieving a “just and stable peace.”
Maliki added that “Yemen has experienced enough human suffering throughout the war.”
“The two-month truce started at 7:00 pm (1600 GMT) tonight. As of tonight, all offensive ground, aerial and naval military operations should cease,” UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg said in a statement.
