The UN envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, announced an agreement between the Houthi-controlled Sana'a government and the internationally recognized Aden government to de-escalate issues related to the banking sector and Yemenia Airways. Grundberg affirmed that the agreement includes the cancellation of recent decisions and measures against banks from both sides, and a commitment to refrain from any similar decisions or measures in the future.
He reported that both parties agreed to resume Yemenia Airways flights between Sana'a and Jordan, increasing the number of flights to three per day, and to operate daily flights to Cairo and India, as needed. The UN envoy emphasized that the two sides agreed to hold meetings to address the administrative, technical, and financial challenges facing Yemenia Airways, as well as to discuss all economic and humanitarian issues based on the roadmap.
It's worth noting that Abdul-Malik Al-Houthi, leader of the Ansar Allah movement, stressed that "Saudi Arabia's ban on flights from Sana'a airport is absolutely unacceptable." Two months prior, the Central Bank in Aden issued a decision to suspend dealings with six commercial banks based in Sana'a. In response, the Central Bank of Yemen in Sana'a issued a decision prohibiting dealings with 13 banks and entities, most of which are based in Aden, for violating the law.
