The US called on Iran to help move warring parties in Yemen to peace-talks for a political settlement a US official confirmed on Wednesday.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mahammad Javad Zarif, met with his US counterpart on Monday to discuss Iranian help to get Houthi militants in Yemen to the negotiation table, reports Reuters.
A US State Department official, when asked if Secretary of State John Kerry called on Iran to bring Houthi militants to peace talks, the official told reporters, “Yes.”
Speaking before his meeting with the Iranian Foreign Minister on Monday, John Kerry said,
“I will certainly urge that everybody do their part to try to reduce the violence and allow the negotiations to being in a way that will protect the interests of Yemenis.”
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mahammad Javad Zarif, met with his US counterpart on Monday to discuss Iranian help to get Houthi militants in Yemen to the negotiation table, reports Reuters.
A US State Department official, when asked if Secretary of State John Kerry called on Iran to bring Houthi militants to peace talks, the official told reporters, “Yes.”
Speaking before his meeting with the Iranian Foreign Minister on Monday, John Kerry said,
“I will certainly urge that everybody do their part to try to reduce the violence and allow the negotiations to being in a way that will protect the interests of Yemenis.”