Yemen truce begins

This is the fifth ceasefire over the course of the war in Yemen. It is supposed to be extended, but none of the parties believe that this is possible. Both sides, the Houthis rebells and Saudi Arabia’s coalition, have accused each other of trying to disrupt the truce.

However, we know that a truce has been in the works for a long time, but Saudi Arabia agreed to it only after committing obvious war crimes, as when Saudi aircraft bombed a funeral procession, which killed at least 140 people.

The roadmap of options to extend the truce or even end the war is a work in process. Earlier, the Houthis declared that peace is a priority for them.

A special statement was released by the elected president of Yemen, Ali Saleh. He named several conditions that need to be taken into account by international organizations in the planning of peacekeeping operations.

In particular, it was noted that a paragraph on holding elections must be included in any peace plan. In 2012, he insisted on the same condition when he refused to leave his position at the will of Western leaders and organizations.

"Any talks or negotiations by Yemeni delegates must be on the condition that the United Nations offers a written and comprehensive peace plan, ... If the proposal does not include an agreement on the new presidential institution, then it becomes merely a partial and incomplete vision, which cannot be a foundation for discussion. "

The previous plan submitted by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in August was blocked by the Houthis because it assumed the unilateral surrender of weapons by the rebels. It is obvious that Washington was trying to prepare the ground for a fully-fledged Saudi invasion.