Head of the United Nations Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement Visits Hodeidah Port
Head of the United Nations Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement, General Michael Perry, visited Hodeidah Port .
During the visit, Major General Mohammed Al-Qadri, a member of the National Redeployment Team, briefed the UN official on the work that is proceeding smoothly in the port despite the severe damage caused by the Zionist aggression raids on the bridge cranes and some facilities in the past few days.
Major General Al-Qadri stressed the importance of the United Nations providing assistance and aid to rehabilitate the damaged facilities, as the port is the only outlet and the main lifeline for bringing in food, medicine and humanitarian aid to nearly 80 percent of the Yemeni people in general.
In turn, the Head of the United Nations Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement praised the port’s smoothness, sustainability and continuity in providing humanitarian services to all Yemenis.
He pointed out that the United Nations plays a positive and pioneering role in the three ports of Hodeidah, represented by the field landing operations carried out by the mission’s verification teams on a regular and routine basis for nearly five years.
General Perry confirmed that the ports of Hodeidah are free of any military manifestations, contrary to the allegations of some media outlets.
The Yemeni Red Sea Ports Corporation had previously denied the allegations made by the aggression’s mouthpieces about the presence of weapons in the ports of Hodeidah and their use as a base for launching any military operations.
The corporation expressed its deep regret for the repeated scenario used by the aggression coalition and its tools through its media mouthpieces to involve the ports of Hodeidah and use them as a pretext and make them a legitimate target in its hostile policy against the Yemeni people.
The Corporation confirmed that both the ports of Hodeidah and Salif are subject to continuous UN visits, amounting to more than 200 visits by the United Nations Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement to the two ports, which adhere to all international maritime requirements and codes and procedures in force in global ports, and are not related to any conflicts and are free of any armed manifestations, military barracks, or warehouses for assembling weapons and launching warships.
