Dialogue to help solve problems in Yemen: Iran official
Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says dialogue among all political parties will help resolve the crisis in Yemen.
Amir-Abdollahian said in a meeting with Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah in Oman’s capital, Muscat, on Monday, that continuation of dialogue among all political factions in Yemen will help solve the problems.
Yemen belongs to all Yemenis, the Iranian official stated, adding that Yemeni-Yemeni talks held in a calm atmosphere and with the participation of all parties, groups and politico-social factions is a viable solution to the complicated issues in the country.
“We believe that all sides in the region must avoid measures that intensify extremism. Nowadays, campaign against terrorism and extremism together with the unity of the Muslim world are regarded a necessity. Therefore, Ansarullah’s struggle against al-Qaeda-linked Takfiri groups and ISIL in Yemen is praiseworthy,” Amir-Abdollahian stated, referring to Yemen’s Houthi movement.
The Omani foreign minister, for his part, made a reference to threats that jeopardize Yemen’s national unity, calling for participation of all groups, parties and political factions in national talks.
Saudi Arabia has approved a plan proposed by Yemen’s fugitive former president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, to hold national dialogue in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, instead of the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, which is currently under the control of the Houthis.
The Houthi movement has strongly condemned the Saudi measure, unequivocally refusing to participate in the talks.
Hadi announced resignation in January, but the Yemeni parliament did not accept his resignation, which he later withdrew after leaving the capital. The Houthi movement, however, said Hadi had lost his legitimacy after escaping Sana’a.
The embattled Yemeni president fled Sana’a on February 21, after weeks under effective house arrest, and went to the southern port city of Aden, where he said he would resume duties.
Recently, an aide to Hadi quoted him as saying that he considers Aden to be Yemen’s capital.
Some Persian Gulf Arab states, including Saudi Arabia, have already relocated their embassies from Sana’a to Aden.
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