DUBAI: G7 foreign ministers condemned continued Houthi strikes inside Yemen and against Saudi Arabia, and urged all actors, including Iran, to stop arming and supporting the group.
In a joint statement issued on Wednesday after their meeting in Paris on Nov. 9 and 10, ministers from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US, along with the EU’s High Representative, said the attacks included strikes on civilians and civilian infrastructure.
The ministers expressed solidarity with the Yemeni government and Saudi Arabia, and reaffirmed their right to defend their security, sovereignty and territorial integrity in line with international law. They called on the Houthis to immediately stop all military action and threats so that an inclusive political process can resume.
They also called for a humanitarian corridor to be opened in Taiz urgently, and renewed their call for the release of all detained humanitarian workers, including 70 UN staff held by the Houthis.
The G7 strongly condemned Iran’s attacks on its neighbors and its obstruction of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, saying the disruption had hit international trade, energy security and the global economy.
The ministers called on Iran to end its persistent attacks on civilian vessels in the waterway, and rejected any tolls, fees or other restrictions on maritime transit.
