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Saudi Arabia Stands for Cessation of Hostilities in Yemen

© REUTERS / Mohamed al-SayaghiMember of the Specialized Criminal Prosecution Rajeh Zayed (L) responds to a call during a visit by human rights activists to a community hall that was struck by an air strike during a funeral on October 8, in Sanaa, Yemen, October 16, 2016
Member of the Specialized Criminal Prosecution Rajeh Zayed (L) responds to a call during a visit by human rights activists to a community hall that was struck by an air strike during a funeral on October 8, in Sanaa, Yemen, October 16, 2016 - Sputnik International
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Saudi Arabia wants cessation of violence in Yemen, according to the statement of Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel Jubeir.

A Yemeni inspects the rubble of a destroyed building following an air strike on a funeral ceremony in the capital Sanaa on October 8, 2016 - Sputnik International
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DUBAI (Sputnik) — Riyadh is willing to achieve the cessation of hostilities in Yemen shattered by a continued armed conflict, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel Jubeir said Monday.

"Saudi Arabia wants cessation of violence in Yemen," Jubeir was quoted as saying by the Al Ekhbariya broadcaster.

He clarified that Saudi Arabia was ready to accept a ceasefire if the Houthi rebels, backed by Iran, joined a ceasefire deal. According to the foreign minister, after a number of failed attempts to reach truce in Yemen, he was not optimistic that peace could reign there.

"There are signs that both parties to the conflict may agree to establish a ceasefire," Jubeir noted.

Yemen has been engulfed in a violent conflict between the government headed by Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi and the Houthi movement, who are backed by army units loyal to former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Yemeni tribesman from the Popular Resistance Committees, supporting forces loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed President, aim their weapons as they hold a position during fighting against Shiite Huthi rebels and their allies on September 7, 2016, in the Hilan mountains, west of Marib city - Sputnik International
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Since March 2015, the Saudi-led coalition of mostly Persian Gulf countries has been carrying out airstrikes against the Houthis at Hadi's request.

In April, the warring sides announced a nationwide ceasefire, however it failed to hold. Besides, the plans of UN special envoy for Yemen to bring all actors to the negotiating table after this process was halted in Kuwait in August have collapsed.

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