Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday expressed readiness to help in implementation of a UN Security Council resolution on Yemen which banned arms supply to the Shia Houthi rebels in the war-torn country.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif chaired a high-level meeting on the Yemen situation here.
According to an official statement, the meeting was briefed by a high-level delegation which today returned from a trip to Saudi Arabia.
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif visited Saudi Arabia on April 15 as the prime minister's special envoy along with the advisor to the prime minister, chief of general staff and the foreign secretary to express solidarity with Saudi Arabia.
The delegation met Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Minister for Interior Prince Muhammad bin Naif and Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal and held detailed discussions on the situation in Yemen.
It condemned the violent overthrow of the legitimate government of President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi by the Houthis.
The delegation expressed its concerns on reports of foreign support to the Houthis, and noted with satisfaction that the UN resolution requires all member states to prevent supply of arms and equipment to Houthis and their allies, including by inspecting all cargo going to Yemen, if the state concerned has information that the cargo contains the supply of arms prohibited under the UN resolution.
The delegation affirmed to the Saudi leadership that Pakistan would fully participate and contribute to the implementation of the UNSC resolution, and discussed the possibility of expanding Pakistan's cooperation with Saudi Arabia in compatibility with the UNSC resolution.
Pakistan also welcomed the UNSC resolution of April 14 calling upon the Houthis to end the use of violence that undermines political transition in Yemen, and calls upon them to withdraw their forces from all areas they have seized, including the capital Sana, and relinquish all arms seized from military and security institutions.
