The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jassim Mohammed Al-Budaiwi, said in a statement to Al-Arabiya Al-Hadath that the Yemeni talks took a step back after the Houthi attack on Bahraini forces.

He added: We expected a breakthrough in the political dialogue between the parties after the Riyadh meetings.

Mahdi Al-Mashat, head of the so-called Supreme Political Council of the Houthi group, responded this evening, Friday, to the statement of Jassim Al-Budaiwi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, regarding the Yemeni talks.

Al-Mashat claimed in a televised speech, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the October 14 Revolution, which he continued: “At a time when his group affirms its desire for peace between us and the Arab coalition, it expresses its dissatisfaction with what he described as procrastination and refraining from engaging in confidence-building measures.” ".

He claimed that the continuation of the siege is not only an indication of a lack of seriousness, but rather a provocative escalation that gives his group the right to what is called an appropriate and similar response, unless we see a quick response”; in an open and final attempt to calm the tense street.