ADDIS ABABA- Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed has called up on the Yemeni warring parties to end the bloodshed in the turbulent country.
The Premier stressed in his message to the conflicting parties that the bloodshed in Yemen is ‘Haram’, an Arabic term literally meaning ‘forbidden.’ Abiy went on to call for an end to draining resources and destroying the country, its civilization and the lives of the people.
The parties fighting each other shall agree and disagree without bloodshed, without actual wars and as the people of one country, PM Abiy stressed. Furthermore, Abiy emphasized that the wisdom and forgiveness of Prophet Muhammad should also be the guide in the political dialogues.
Meanwhile, the Leader of the Supreme Revolutionary Committee of Yemen, Mohamed Ali al-Houthi, has expressed appreciation for the message of the Prime Minister and considered it supportive of the peace building initiative. In his official twitter account, al-Houthi had also invited Prime Minister Abiy to attend the UN-led Yemeni peace consultations in Sweden which was held on December 4th 2018.
The Leader said that Ethiopia and every peace lover have a real contribution to stop the suffering of Yemenis. “Yemen needs political and diplomatic support.” The national delegation would discuss the issue in Sweden in the interest of the homeland, he said.
“I hope that the national delegation will find effective solutions to confront hunger and stop bloodshed.” Houthi assures that they are still capable of all brining about options to the table of discussion. Prime Minster Abiy’s call to ending the Yemeni war comes from the universality and unwavering stance of Ethiopia towards the Yemeni People, Charge d’ Affairs of the Republic of Yemen Ambassador Yahya Al-Er Yani told The Ethiopian Herald on Wednesday.
Ethiopians and Yemenis have unique and longstanding relationship, the Ambassador added. The Yemeni war which is described by many as the living hell broke out in 2015 and left 85,000 children dead so far while millions are facing worsening starvation. The conflict has even made humanitarian interventions difficult.
One child dies every 10 or 11 minutes in Yemen because of the humanitarian consequences of this brutal war, World Food Program Executive Director David Beasley said forthright ago while visiting the Capital Sana’a. Beasley warned that 400,000 would die in the next few months if they do not get immediate humanitarian support among the estimated 2 million acutely malnourished children.
The Ethiopian Herald, December 6/2018
BY HAFTU GEBREZGABIHER
