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Sanctions against Houthi military leaders: UK statement

The Minister for the Middle East and North Africa gave statement on sanctions against Houthi military leaders, and the need for them to engage in negotiations.

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, James Cleverly, said:

On 9 November we achieved international agreement to impose sanctions against Houthi military leaders. Muhammad Abd Al-Karim Al-Ghamari and Yusuf Al-Madani are generals who have been sanctioned for leading Houthi offensives throughout Yemen, particularly in Marib, and for orchestrating cross-border attacks against Saudi Arabia. Saleh Mesfer Saleh Al-Shaer used his position to seize the assets of opponents and circumvent the UN arms embargo.

The Houthis, and all other parties to the conflict, need to engage constructively on negotiations. Dialogue is the only way to sustainably end this conflict and alleviate the dire humanitarian crisis.

View the updated UK sanctions list. You can also find out more about the Yemen sanctions regime.

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Published 11 November 2021
Last updated 11 November 2021 + show all updates
  1. Changed world location from Libya to Yemen and added translation

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