TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi on Tuesday called on all sides, especially the Saudi Arabian-led coalition, to respect truce in Yemen.

He also urged the sides to let delivery of humanitarian aid to the war stricken Yemenis.

Describing the humanitarian situation in Yemen as “catastrophic”, he highlighted the need that all sides make efforts to prolong the truce and end the war.

The UN Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed announced on Monday a plan for the resumption of a comprehensive cessation of hostilities in the war-torn Yemen and announced a 72-hour truce that was supposed to start on Wednesday.

Ould Cheikh Ahmed welcomed the restoration of the cessation of hostilities, “which will spare the Yemeni people further bloodshed and will allow for the expanded delivery of humanitarian assistance,” 

He also called on all Yemeni parties, the regional countries, and the international community at large to encourage full respect for the cessation of hostilities and to ensure that the truce leads to a permanent and lasting end to the conflict, UN News Center reported on Monday.

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