United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for an immediate cessation of clashes in Yemen, saying a political solution is the best way out of the conflict in the Arab country.
"I am calling for an immediate ceasefire in Yemen by all parties … It is time to support corridors for lifesaving aid and a passage to real peace," Ban said on Friday, adding, “The United Nations-supported diplomatic process is the best way out of a drawn-out war with terrifying implications for regional stability."
The UN chief also said the government in Riyadh is aware of the importance of dialog in resolving the Yemeni crisis.
"The Saudis have assured me that they understand there must be a political process," he pointed out, calling on “all Yemenis to participate” in diplomacy.
Ban further said he is trying to find a new representative "who can be immediately deployed" to the violence-wracked country.
Jamal Benomar, the UN envoy to Yemen, has recently resigned over pressure from the Saudi regime and its allies, which accused him of backing the Ansarullah fighters of the Houthi movement.
