Iran's foreign ministry express support for imminent intra-Yemeni talks

AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Iran's foreign ministry expressed support for imminent intra-Yemeni talks in Sweden and described the efforts to put an end to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen as the historic responsibility of the contemporary world.

Ahead of the talks, Iran welcomes the initiative and calls for all Yemeni parties to constructively take part in it, the ministry said in a statement on Monday.

Yemeni warring parties have said they were ready to go to the table of negotiations that was proposed by the United Nations. The talks is expected to be held in Sweden next week.

Iran has also urged them to take trust-making steps in order to set the ground for an inclusive understanding that put an end to the cruel blockade and suffering of the Yemeni people.

Referring to its comprehensive approach toward resolving the Yemeni crisis, the Islamic Republic of Iran emphasizes that the crisis doses not have any solution other than a political one based on intra-Yemeni talks, the statement read.

Since the early months of the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen in 2015, Iran has called for ending the war within a four-article proposal emphasizing on sending humanitarian aid, beginning the Yemeni talks and forming an inclusive Yemeni government, according to the statement.

Iran foreign ministry added that the nearly four-year war in Yemen has realized none of the political aims of the pro-war parties and has only resulted in the depletion of economic resources and destruction of infrastructure in the country.

'Taking the opportunity, Iran expresses its preparedness for cooperation with the international community to solve the Yemeni crisis as soon as possible,' the statement read.


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