SAUDI SOLDIERS HANDOVER IS ABIDANCE TO CONDITIONS NOT GOOD INTENTION MASSAGE: FM SAYS

SANA'A, Feb. 22 (Saba) - Handing over the released Saudi soldiers,
who have return home, was not a rebels' massage of good intentions
but an abidance to the ceasefire deal's conditions, Foreign Minister
Abu Bakr al-Qirbi said on Monday.

In an interview with London-based al-Hayat daily, al-Qirbi said that
Yemen is confident that the Houhti rebels would give full
information about the two Suadi soldiers, who are still detained by
Houthi.

"The government will not give up the conditions of the ceasefire
deal, particularly the condition of releasing Yemeni and Saudi
captives", al-Qirbi said, pointing out that the field committees are
still continuing to implement the ceasefire conditions to out an end
to the war.

The ceasefire, started on February 12th, between the governmental
troops and the rebels is regarded one of the main conditions to stop
the war and release the remaining detainees.

Speaking on the agenda of the Yemeni-Saudi coordination council,
which will be held next week and co-chaired by Saudi Crown Prince
Sultan Ben Abdul Aziz and Prime Minister Ali Mujawar, al-Qirbi said

He said that the council will discuss the latest developments in
Saada province and the situation at the Yemeni-Saudi Borders in
addition to a special agenda prepared by the preparatory committee
for council meetings concerning the development aid provided by
Saudi Arabia to Yemen.

The Saudi ambassador to Yemen Ali al-Hamdan has told al-Hayat daily
last Sunday that there is no information about the two missing
soldiers, pinning hopes that the coming few days will discover that
the soldieries' fate.

In February 12th, a ceasefire deal announced on Thursday, February
12, by President Ali Abdullah Saleh following the Houthi rebel
leader acceptance of the government's sex terms.

The six terms were:
- Houthi commitment to ceasefire, eliminating landmines and leaving
positions and hideouts. - Rebel withdrawal from all districts in
Saada and stopping interference in the local government's duties. -
Returning looted Yemeni and Saudi military and public equipment and
properties.- Releasing Yemeni and Saudi captives.- Obeying the law
and constitution.- Pledging not to attack Saudi lands.

It is worth to mention that Saada province has witnessed a sporadic
six-year war between the military troops and al-Houthi rebels since
2004.

The last round war was erupted August 2009.

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