Saudi Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Jaber said on Saturday that the Houthi militia has turned Yemen into a bargaining chip in the hands of foreign parties aiming to achieve their interests at the expense of its security and stability despite the suffering of its people.

In a series of tweets on the X platform, he said: “Peace cannot be achieved with slogans or political stalling, but through a sincere will that places the country’s interest and people above all else.”

“Saudi Arabia has and continues to support all efforts to restore calm and peace,” he added.

He cited its support for the UN envoy to Yemen to reach a comprehensive political solution that ends the suffering of the Yemeni people.

Al-Jaber said however, that the Houthis “keep insisting on escalation and violence rather than calm and peace in service of foreign agendas that have nothing to do with Yemen.”