Russian lawmaker: We were right to support the UN Security Council decision designating Houthis as a terrorist movement
MOSCOW, March 26. /TASS/. Houthi rebels revealed their terrorist nature again when they attacked the civilian infrastructure of the Saudi city of Jeddah, Chairman of the Russian State Duma’s Foreign Affairs Committee Leonid Slutsky told TASS on Saturday.
"I have learned with deep concern about the Houthi movement’s attack against the infrastructure of the city of Jeddah, which is the most beautiful, thriving and touristic city in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It is a city popular with Russian tourists, including Russian Muslims, who travel to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj," Slutsky said.
"By targeting Jeddah’s civilian infrastructure, the Houthis have once again demonstrated their terrorist nature, their lack of a constructive agenda, and their determination to merely destabilize the region," he added.
According to Slutsky, these developments confirm that Russia was right to support the UN Security Council’s decision designating Houthis as a terrorist movement.
"I demand that all those who plotted and carried out these treacherous attacks should be held accountable. I offer my unequivocal support for Saudi Arabia’s efforts to resolve the Yemen crisis and for the kingdom’s initiative on security and stabilization in the region," Slutsky stressed.