Riyadh: A Saudi-led coalition in its third week of bombing rebels in Yemen praised a UN arms embargo imposed on Tuesday as a "victory for the Yemen people".
Spokesman Brigadier General Ahmed al-Assiri told reporters that the United Nations "sees the dangers in Yemen" and its action is a complement to what the coalition is doing militarily.
"The United Nations vote today was a victory for the Yemen citizens before anyone else," he said.
The Security Council resolution was the first formal action by the body since the start of coalition air strikes on March 26.
The resolution was put forward by Jordan and Gulf countries.
It demands that the Shiite Huthi rebels withdraw from Yemen`s capital Sanaa and all other areas seized during their months-long offensive which forced President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi to seek refuge in Riyadh.
It also imposes an arms embargo on Huthi leaders and their allies.
The Saudi-led coalition began its campaign after Riyadh feared the rebels would take over all of Yemen and move it into the orbit of Shiite Iran, Sunni Saudi Arabia`s regional rival.
