BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 22. The G7 foreign
ministers and the High Representative of the European Union have
issued a joint statement on the situation in Yemen.


The text of the statement was published by the European External
Action Service (EEAS).


The statement was signed by the foreign ministers of Canada,
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the U.S., together with
the EU High Representative. The G7 warned that continued Houthi
attacks threaten regional stability, global energy security,
international trade and navigation in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandeb
Strait.


"We, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy,
Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, and the
High Representative of the European Union, consider that the
situation in Yemen represents an unacceptable threat to regional
stability and security, to global energy security as well as to
navigational rights and freedoms, and maritime security in the Red
Sea and Bab al-Mandeb Strait," the statement says.


The G7 condemned the continued strikes carried out by the
Houthis in Yemen and against Saudi Arabia, including attacks
affecting civilians and civilian infrastructure, and expressed
solidarity with the legitimate Government of Yemen and Saudi
Arabia.







The ministers called on the Houthis to immediately cease all
military actions, threats and attacks against civilian shipping and
return to the political process. They also called on Iran to end
its arming of and support for the Houthis, citing UN Security
Council resolutions 1747, 2140 and 2216.


The G7 said the attacks risk further escalating the conflict,
undermining international trade and contributing to global economic
instability.


The ministers reiterated the need to ensure maritime safety and
security and navigational rights and freedoms worldwide to prevent
lasting disruptions to global supply chains, particularly flows of
energy, fertilizer and food.


The G7 also reaffirmed its support for Yemen's unity,
sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity and for UN
Special Envoy Hans Grundberg's efforts to achieve a negotiated,
inclusive, Yemeni-led and Yemeni-owned political settlement.