Riyadh, Sep 16, 2021, SPA -- Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States Dr. Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf, stressed the importance of supporting international and regional efforts to reach the political solution sought by the Council in Yemen. This came during his meeting here today with UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg. During the meeting, the two sides reviewed the latest developments of the situation in Yemen and the stubbornness of the Iranian-backed terrorist Houthi militia in responding to the efforts of the international community, in addition to the Saudi peace initiative, which requires the international community to put pressure on Houthi militia to stop fighting and engage in the political track in accordance with the Gulf initiative and its executive mechanism, the outcomes of the National Dialogue Conference and Security Council Resolution 2216. Al-Hajraf wished the UN Special Envoy for Yemen every success in his new mission. --SPA 22:42 LOCAL TIME 19:42 GMT 0029 www.spa.gov.sa/w1619277