Russia is ready to mediate a settlement in Yemen, the Foreign Ministry said

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Russia is ready to mediate in the Yemeni settlement if the warring parties are interested in this.

There have been no specific requests for mediation from the warring parties yet.

MOSCOW, October 7 - RIA Novosti. Russia is ready to mediate in the Yemeni settlement and facilitate it if the warring parties are interested in this, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Alimov told RIA Novosti.

“We tell everyone that we are not ready to land and impose ourselves. But if you are interested in our intermediary role, such a role will be played by us with completely pure intentions as an honest broker,” Alimov said.

He clarified that so far the parties have not expressed specific wishes in this regard.

The military confrontation between Yemen's Ansar Allah movement (Houthis) and the pro-government army, which is supported by Saudi Arabia, resumed in mid-July after a four-year lull. During this time, the Houthis were able to occupy the entire western coast of the Red Sea and cities near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.