ISLAMABAD/TOKYO: Special Assistant to Japan’s foreign minister, Hayashi Katsuyoshi has urged Houthis to make progress toward realizing permanent peace in Yemen, the Japanese foreign ministry said.
Hayashi, ex-ambassador of Japan to the Republic of Yemen, met the Houthis spokersperson Mohammed Abdulsalam, and undersecretary for diplomatic affairs of Oman’s foreign ministry, Sheikh Khalifa bin Ali bin Issa Al Harthy, between March 5 to 7 in Oman to consult on the situation in the war-torn country. During the meeting, Hayashi stated that “although unfortunately, the truce in Yemen expired in October 2022, the Japanese government welcomes the fact that the calm continues due to the efforts of the parties to the conflict.”
He said the Japanese government highly appreciates the Omani efforts toward renewing the truce and realizing durable peace in Yemen.
The quest for peace and stability in Yemen
During the meeting, Hayashi expressed to the Houthis Japan’s strong hope that the parties to the conflict would make progress in the negotiations toward realizing a permanent peace in Yemen and urged them to renew the truce and reach a political solution to realise peace and stability in Yemen, according to the ministry.
The ministry stressed that the government of Japan, in cooperation with the United Nations (UN) and the concerned countries, would continue to work actively to realise peace and stability in Yemen by providing necessary assistance and diplomatic efforts.
