Russia calls for political solution to Yemen conflict
Russia has called on all parties to the conflict in Yemen to engage in dialogue as soon as possible to find a political solution to the current situation in the country.
In an interview with Rossiya-24 television on Wednesday, Russian Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Vitaly Churkin also called on the UN Security Council to mediate in Yemen and pave the way for a political solution.
“It’s all very fragile there [in Yemen]. We call for an immediate ceasefire,” so that all sides involved in the Yemeni conflict come together and negotiate for a political solution, Churkin said.
“The situation is very serious,” Churkin said, adding, however, that “it will probably be possible to solve it, including with the help of the UN Security Council.”
Referring to the Saudi military aggression against Yemen, Churkin warned that a potential ground military operation by Saudi Arabia would trigger a humanitarian disaster.
“The start of a military operation involving foreign contingents might have absolutely disastrous aftermaths,” he said. “The humanitarian disaster there might be highly aggravated.”
Saudi aggression
Saudi Arabia’s pounding of Yemen continues unabated despite the declaration of a five-day ceasefire in the war-wracked country.
Early on Thursday, Saudi fighter jets hit border areas in the Yemeni northwestern provinces of Hajjah and Sa'ada.
The Arabic-language al-Masirah satellite television network said on Wednesday that Saudi warplanes hit the district of Malahidh in Sa’ada.
Saudi Arabia started its military aggression against Yemen on March 26 - without a UN mandate - in a bid to undermine the Houthi Ansarullah movement, which currently controls the capital, Sana’a, and other major provinces, and to restore power to fugitive former President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, who is a staunch ally of Riyadh.
According to the latest UN figures, the Saudi military campaign has so far claimed the lives of over 1,400 people and injured close to 6,000 others, roughly half of whom have been civilians.
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