Yemen conflict: Iranian FM submits peace plan to UN chief
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WASHINGTON: Iran’s foreign minister submitted on Friday a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, outlining a four-point peace plan for Yemen.
The plan, which Foreign Minister Javad Zarif announced in Pakistan earlier this month, calls for an immediate ceasefire and end of all foreign military attacks, humanitarian assistance, a resumption of broad national dialogue and “establishment of an inclusive national unity government”.
“It is imperative for the international community to get more effectively involved in ending the senseless aerial attacks and establishing a ceasefire, ensuring delivery of humanitarian and medical assistance to the people of Yemen and restoring peace and stability to this country through dialogue and national reconciliation without preconditions,” said Mr Zarif’s letter, which was obtained by Reuters.
Published in Dawn, April 18th, 2015
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Apr 18, 2015 09:31am
first point should be withdrawal of foreign fighters from Yemen in order to restore peace to this part of the middle east.
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Apr 18, 2015 09:52am
The four-point plan of Iran's Foreign Minister Mr. Javad Zarif must be considered seriously by the United Nations and parties involved in the Yemen conflict.
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Apr 18, 2015 09:52am
The writ of the government must be restored. Formation of National Unity Government will convey a wrong message.
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Apr 18, 2015 09:59am
Iran should not support Houthi Rebels
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Apr 18, 2015 10:10am
Pakistan should get iran to withdraw Houthis back to sana to start with.
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Apr 18, 2015 10:13am
@sheraz Khan Pakistan should not support Kashmir rebels.
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Apr 18, 2015 10:17am
Iran should stop backing houthis, Iran is responsible for all that, strikes should continue until houthis surrenders
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Apr 18, 2015 10:27am
@sheraz Khan ......Sorry Sir, Iran supports oppressed of the world including Palestine.
Houthis are Yemenies and have all the right to decide who will rule them, not Saudi Arabia. Same is true for Bahrain. Days of kingdoms are numbered.
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Apr 18, 2015 10:35am
@sheraz Khan And Saudis should have licence to kill children and elderly people indiscriminately. Being a Muslim have some respect for humanity.
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Apr 18, 2015 10:37am
Saudi aggression on Yemen will doomed to fail. Killing of children women and patients in hospitals. Is this Islam teach to Saudis ?
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Apr 18, 2015 10:39am
@sheraz Khan May I ask who should Iran instead? The other two parties are AL Qaida and a dictarial President who was supposed to hold elections within 3 years, which he didnt. I don't think Iranians are on the wrong side of the history.
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Apr 18, 2015 10:51am
@Zak , Is Yemen the disputed area between Iran & S.A as is the case of Kashmir b/w Pak & India( supported by UN resolutions).
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Apr 18, 2015 10:55am
Iran is interfering in Arabian Countries and want to stamp hegemony in the region like the old Persian Empire.
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Apr 18, 2015 11:19am
What a shame. 3 thousand. Killed and more will die. World is laughing, why Saudi planes does not bomb Israeli army
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Apr 18, 2015 11:45am
Very good plan.
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Apr 18, 2015 11:46am
@Riaz "The writ of the government must be restored" writ of which government ? Hadi was not an elected president he was installed only to conduct the election in the stipulated time .e.g. within three years but he refused to do so on the behest of Saudi monarchs anyhow after February 2015 he lost his legitimacy and further under the pressure of Yemeni people he tendered his resignation and fled to Saudi Arabia kindly first study the whole thread of event before commenting on it
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Apr 18, 2015 11:48am
@usman What an ignorance ! please read full recent history of Yemen before commenting on the event killing of innocent people should not be allowed in any case
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Apr 18, 2015 11:48am
@Sohail Child , if you care for kashmiris , please don't create more trouble , let them live peacefully in India like millions of other Muslims ,who are thriving with highest population growth , time will come when Muslims will rule India , Kashmiris can sort their grievances then, if any.
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Apr 18, 2015 11:50am
@Sohail If their is no dispute then why is this war going on , please tell.
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Apr 18, 2015 11:55am
Iran should stop supplying of Arm and ammunation to Hoti rebels. This is a big crime to support the rebllion against the Govt. UN should made enquiry against Iran and should punish.
It is not a good practice to make problem due to school of thoughts, it is crime and crimnal should bring in justice.
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Apr 18, 2015 12:00pm
oh,Iran,,,what a joke!!!!
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Apr 18, 2015 12:04pm
@Sohail "Iran is interfering in Arabian Countries" Iran cannot succeed in interference if the people of Arab countries are happy with their rulers ? Arab monarchies have usurped the rights of their people that's why they are afraid of any popular uprising but in democratic modern age they would not be able to suppress their people too long therefore it is in their own interest that they should give the democratic rights to their people before it would be too late
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Apr 18, 2015 12:05pm
Iran seeks help of UNO to resove the issue of yemen. Iran should call OIC meeting to overcome the problem.
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Apr 18, 2015 12:18pm
Democracy demands that all major representative groups need to have a say in who should form the government
Houris and allies are 60-70 of the population and outgoing president has very little public support
This to me seems like punishment for Houtis for not toying the Saudi line.
Pakistan has ado been warned by UAE to support them, I wonder if they will ask expand their support for terrorist within Pakistan given their disappointment with us.
Please let us have some self respect and do the right thing by not supporting this genocide
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Apr 18, 2015 12:27pm
Presently - for the time being - powerful countries are with Saudis and they are not likely to agree to any proposal(s) - despite being reasonable and requiring immediate implementation - which are not to the liking of Saudis.
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Apr 18, 2015 12:53pm
@Sohail
"Iran is interfering in Arabian Countries ......"
and Saudi Arabia in interfering Pakistan for many decades.
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Apr 18, 2015 01:23pm
@Sohail If Saudi Arabia and you believe that Iran is interfering in Middle Eastern countries, then what do you say about America which is intervening in many countries in the Middle East and all the GCC countries including Saudi Arabia supported every single American invasion but also provided logistic support. HAve you ever condemned Saudi Arabia for supporting America for their intervention in Middle East?
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Apr 18, 2015 08:26pm
@ARIF MUQRI History of Yemeni uprising is very old it is not rebellion it is popular uprising against the agents of worst monarchy and by the way please let us know what Saudi Arabia is doing in Yemen who gave her right to bomb innocent people in Yemen ? and what Saudi Arabia has been doing in Iraq and Syria inquiry should be conducted against her nefarious designs in Iraq and Syria
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Apr 19, 2015 12:00am
Iran's proposals are constructive. The UN would do well to debate them in the SC. Saudi policies are indicative of panic. So far they have been used to having their way by hook or by crook, using their money and oil wealth, plus their alliance with the Chief imperialist power. So they can't bear the thought of poor Yemenis having a regime of their own choice. They are swimming against the current of history.
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Apr 19, 2015 04:41pm
The UN chief is a help less and thus useless person and despite all points of the Irani proposal being very reasonable and worth implementation he is not likely to do any thing in this respect.
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Apr 19, 2015 08:43pm
@Zak Kashmir from the begnning of partition is occupied .it doesn't demand any change.let them free and live them independently no pakistan no india rule over.if ypou have humanity and digest.
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Apr 19, 2015 08:46pm
@muhammad why you insist on Yemen only .let start free fare deomcracy in syrian also.let get out Iran form there and put frr fare election under UNO control
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Apr 19, 2015 08:52pm
@kaspar why iran is not purposing same in syria and Iraq.Now he is going to get nothing so just pretending to be fair.we know its hypocracy.the only one regime iran who is supporting all millitant Hizboullah AnsarUllah houthies and also facilitating Al-Qadea
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