According to the Russian diplomat, the situation in Yemen should not deteriorate into a Sunni-Shia standoff or escalate into a conflict between Arabs and Iran




MOSCOW, March 31. /TASS/. Any use of force in Yemen should be stopped, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday.

"We are deeply concerned with the developments in Yemen. The situation should not get out of control," he said.

The minister said the sides should resume talks in neutral territory.

"The Ansar Allah group should stop military activities in the south of Yemen. The coalition should stop delivering air strikes at the territory of Yemen. Both sides - the side of President [Abd Rabbuh Mansur] Hadi, and the side of so-called Houthis - should restart negotiations," Lavrov said. "There is understanding that the talks should be [held] on neutral territory," he added.

According to the Russian diplomat, the situation in Yemen should not deteriorate into Sunni-Shia standoff, should not escalate into conflict between Arabs and Iran.

By Tass