Former Yemeni Prez calls for political dialogue to end war

Doha, April 25

Former president Ali Abdullah Saleh called on Friday on all Yemenis to return to political dialogue to find a way to end the country’s spiraling conflict.

Saleh’s loyalists have been fighting alongside Iranian-allied Houthi rebels who toppled the central government, and US Secretary of State John Kerry put the onus for peacemaking on the Houthis and their supporters to cease fire.

Saleh also called for talks between Yemenis and Saudi Arabia to be held under United Nations auspices in Geneva.

Saudi-led coalition warplanes continue to target the positions of the Houthis and Saleh loyalists despite announcing an end to the campaign it began a month ago with the goal of helping restore President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. — Reuters