WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 14th September, 2018) Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan and US Agency for International Development Administrator Mark Green told NGO leaders that Washington supports their humanitarian activities in Yemen, Department of State spokesperson Heather Nauert said in a readout.
"The Deputy Secretary and the Administrator... [are] coordinating efforts to address Yemen's economic and humanitarian situation; and committing to a process to reach a comprehensive political agreement that will bring peace, prosperity, and security to Yemen," Nauert said on Thursday.
Sullivan and Green met on Wednesday with international and non-governmental organizations to discuss the humanitarian situation in Yemen and efforts by UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths to bring government and rebel Houthi representatives to Geneva for consultations, Nauert noted.
"The Deputy Secretary reiterated the Administration's full support of the UN-led political process and... discussed the importance of all parties continuing to support the UN Special Envoy; avoiding further escalation of the conflict - including in Hudaydah," the readout said.
Sullivan reaffirmed US concerns about the risk of harm to civilians and civilian infrastructure, particularly of a humanitarian nature and said the US government would continue to call on all parties to respect the law of armed conflict and take feasible precautions to avoid harm to civilians, Nauert said.
