United States President Joe Biden has ended US support for Saudi Arabia’s devastating war in Yemen and increased the welcome to refugees, ushering in a major change in American foreign policy.
In his first major speech on foreign affairs as president on Thursday, Biden froze former President Trump’s plans to redeploy troops from Germany and vowed a tough approach against what he described as a “rising authoritarian threat” from China and Russia. – reports AFP.
“America is back. Diplomacy is back,” he told a socially distanced auditorium of diplomats.
Shortly after the speech, Biden said the United States would end all support including connected arms sales for ally Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen, which he described the war as a “humanitarian and strategic catastrophe.”
“This war has to end,” Biden said.
He added: “The United States will work to ensure that humanitarian aid is reaching the Yemeni people who are suffering unendurable devastation.”
Joe Biden later appointed a US special envoy for Yemen, veteran diplomat Timothy Lenderking, who will support UN efforts to reach a ceasefire and revive peace talks between the government and Huthi rebels who control much of the country including the capital Sanaa.Activists have been pushing to end US support for the war in Yemen, where 80 percent of the population is surviving on aid in what the United Nations calls the world’s “worst humanitarian crisis.” – AFP, Source: https://www.daily-bangladesh.com
