"I do not know how many more flights there will be due to security concerns, but it is a fact that Russia will not be able to evacuate everyone from there [Yemen] alone. This is why we would be interested in other countries that have aviation to join this mission and there are plenty of them," Lavrov said during a joint press conference with Malagasy Foreign Minister Beatrice Atallah.
Lavrov added that Russia planned to send another airplane to Yemen to evacuate both Russian and foreign citizens later on Monday. Another four planes have already evacuated about 600 people, including the citizens of Belarus, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Poland, Cuba, Egypt and Syria from the crisis-torn country.
According to the Russian foreign minister, the UN Security Council is likely to hold consultations on the Russian-proposed humanitarian ceasefire in Yemen later on Monday.
In recent months Yemen witnessed a violent confrontation between the ethnic Houthi militant group and forces loyal to Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi.
Late in March, upon a request by Hadi, a group of Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia started attacking Houthi positions from air. The president has fled the country amid hostilities.
The conflict's escalation prompted several countries, including Russia, China and India to evacuate nationals and foreigners from Yemen.
