YEMEN WILL NOT ALLOW REBELS TO GO ARMED ANYMORE: PREMIER

SNAA'A, Mar. 02 (Saba) – Yemen will not allow the Houthi rebels to go armed anymore after the ceasefire and will work its best to prevent the rebels from taking arms against the army again, Prime Minister Ali Muhammad Mujawar has said.

The Saudi Al-Jazeera Newspaper quoted the premier as saying that the six terms of the ceasefire that was brought into effect last month would completely be implemented without any negligence.

The ceasefire is going on despite the reluctance of the rebels, with many main roads being reopened including those in Harf Sufyan, Almalaheedh and Saada, he said, adding that refugees are returning their homes safely.

The government will work to root out the rebellion through drying out its resources and will raise awareness among those misled by the Houthi group to help them be good society assets.

Mujawar said that the damages due to the war in Saada and Harf Sufyan in neighboring Amran province affected 85 per cent of people's own properties and 100 per cent of public properties requiring much fund to restore the affected properties.

Rebuilding Saada is now a priority of the government as it plans, after the ceasefire, to count losses in an effort to compensate the people, he said.

On the south, the premier said that separation bids that come after twenty years from the unity is regrettable. It is impossible to separate the single body of Yemen and voices exaggerating about the situation are nothing, he said.

Yemen is able to defend its unity and the rights of its people, he said, pointing out that the government is currently reconsidering investment laws to boost the national economy.

The ceasefire between the army and the Houthi group was brought into effect on February 11 ending a six-year war in Saada. The ceasefire committees are continuing eliminating landmines and reopening roads though the rebels are not cooperative enough on the ceasefire implementation.

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