During the phone conversation, the Iranian deputy foreign minister pointed to the continued Saudi-led airstrikes on the Yemeni nation, and said that Iran is ready to help the resumption of national dialogue in Yemen.
He reiterated Iran’s logical stance on the political solution to the crisis in Yemen, and called for putting an end to Saudi-led airstrikes on the impoverished country.
For his part, the UN envoy appreciated Iran for its efforts to help find a political solution to the crisis in Yemen, and said that, "A lot of efforts have been made so far to stop the war in Yemen and send humanitarian aid to the Muslim country".
Cheikh Ahmed reiterated that the Yemen crisis has a political solution, and said, "The early signs of the attainment of an agreement can be seen, but it needs cooperation of all Yemeni sides and all countries’ support for the Yemeni-Yemeni talks".
A Saudi-led coalition backed by the United States has been carrying out a military aggression on Yemen by launching airstrikes against the country since March 26 in a bid to restore power to fugitive former Yemeni president Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi, a close ally of Saudi Arabia.
The airstrikes have not been authorized by the UN.
Over 2,615 civilians have been killed in the conflict in the last six months, according to the UN. Yet, other organization put the death toll at much higher.
According to the Yemeni health ministry, the death toll from the Saudi-led aggression against Yemen so far is more than 6,000, adding that 1,277 of those killed were children.
