India supports renewal of UNSC Sanctions on Yemen, Calls for Arms Embargo

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India voted in favour of the renewal of the UNSC 2140 Sanctions Committee mandate on Yemen on Tuesday and highlighted the need to address an increasing threat from the war-hit country to the safe navigation of commercial ships and merchant vessels through the Gulf of Aden.

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A. Amarnath, Counsellor in India’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, voted in favour of a resolution calling for an immediate arms embargo and cross-border attacks against Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates particularly those targeting innocent civilians and civilian infrastructure, and has demanded the immediate cessation of such attacks. “We applaud the approval of a resolution to prolong the mandate of the 2140 committee and the panel of experts supporting the committee. The work of the committee and panel is extremely important to India, hence we voted in favour of the resolution,” he said in a statement to the UNSC.

India welcomed the Council’s action to hold Ansarallah accountable for its acts through the imposition of an arms embargo on the Group. Counsellor Amarnath also reaffirmed the decision, noting that the Yemeni civil war, as well as cross-border attacks, had been fueled by a steady flow of weaponry and ammunition in clear violation of the Council’s targeted arms embargo. ‘’As a result, it was critical to vote in favour of the resolution and ensure that maritime cooperation and security in the region were strengthened,’’ he added.

India supports Yemeni-led and Yemeni-owned political process:

Indian envoy further said, ‘’As a country with strong civilizational ties with Yemen, India is pained to witness the continued sufferings of the people of Yemen due to the ongoing protracted conflict. We reiterate our call to all parties of the conflict to renounce military confrontation and make concrete efforts towards establishing enduring peace. I reaffirm India’s steadfast commitment to a Yemeni-led and Yemeni-owned political process with the goal of achieving an inclusive and peacefully negotiated settlement to the conflict.’’