On February 14, local time, the United Nations Security Council held a meeting on the situation in Yemen, and the Chinese representative once again called on the Houthis to stop attacks on merchant ships, and stressed that no country should misinterpret or abuse international law and Security Council resolutions to create tension in the Red Sea.
Zhang Jun, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, said that the recent escalation of the situation in the Red Sea, especially the military actions taken by relevant countries against Yemen, has exacerbated the security risks in the Red Sea waters and seriously impacted the political process in Yemen. China calls on the Houthis to stop their attacks on merchant ships, while stressing that the Security Council has never authorized any country to use force against Yemen, and that no country should misinterpret or abuse international law and Security Council resolutions to create new tensions in the waters of the Red Sea. At this critical juncture, China hopes that all parties in Yemen will put the interests of the people first, show determination, eliminate interference, firmly advance the political process and achieve final results.
China pointed out that Yemen remains one of the countries with the most serious humanitarian crisis in the world. China is highly concerned about the fragile humanitarian situation in Yemen and calls on the international community to increase investment in Yemen's humanitarian and development efforts to help improve the humanitarian situation in Yemen.
Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations: The political settlement of the Yemen issue is closely related to the regional environment. With the spillover of the Gaza conflict and the escalation of the Red Sea situation, the Middle East is on the verge of extreme danger. The most urgent task before all parties is to immediately promote a ceasefire in Gaza and to take effective, effective and responsible action to prevent the conflict from spreading further into the region. In particular, the countries concerned should heed the strong voice of the international community, especially the countries and peoples in the region, stop obstructing the Security Council's action and earnestly join the efforts to promote an early ceasefire in Gaza.
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