Saudi Arabia welcomes UN Security Council statement on Houthi attacks - Sarmad

The Saudi Foreign Ministry expressed on Friday the Kingdom’s welcome of the presidential statement issued by the members of the United Nations Security Council regarding the Houthi attacks against the Kingdom, and its condemnation of the ongoing and escalating attacks.

In a statement reported by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the Saudi Foreign Ministry emphasized the importance of the statement’s contents, including the strong emphasis on the full implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2216 (2015) and subsequent resolutions, as well as the call for practical cooperation to prevent the terrorist Houthi group from obtaining weapons and other forms of support.

It added that the Kingdom appreciates the solidarity of the Security Council members with it in the face of attacks targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure on its territory, and reaffirmed its inherent right, guaranteed under international law, to take all necessary measures to defend its security and protect its citizens and residents.

On Thursday, members of the UN Security Council strongly condemned the continuous and escalating Houthi attacks against Saudi Arabia, including strikes targeting civil aviation and energy infrastructure, which killed civilians and injured others.