The talks were held on Monday between Iran’s Ambassador to Sanaa Hassan Irlou and Yemeni Foreign Minister Hisham Sharaf Abdullah, according to Al Masirah- Yemeni news channel.

Irlou, expressed Iran’s willingness to expand relations with Yemen and support this Arab country.

The Iranian ambassador said that Iran continues efforts to halt military aggression and end the Saudi blockade on the Yemeni nation.

Iran seeks de-escalation in the region in the context of Hormuz Peace Endeavor – HOPE- initiative has been presented by President Hassan Rouhani to the United Nations General Assembly in September 2019, Irlou added.

The Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addressing the 74th UNGA session on September 25, 2019, presented Hormuz Peace Endeavor – HOPE – initiative, calling for collective cooperation of the Persian Gulf states to safeguard peace in the Persian Gulf, Sea of Oman and the Strait of Hormuz.

For his part, the Yemeni foreign minister appreciated Islamic Republic of Iran for its principled stance on [end of] aggression against Yemen.

He also appreciated Tehran for its support for San’a.

The Yemeni foreign minister admired HOPE initiative and said the talks which are held with the US under the supervision of the United Nations’ representatives should include the spirit of HOPE and other initiatives for peace.

And all proposals should serve Yemeni national interests and take reduction of problems into consideration, Sharaf Abdullah noted.

On March 26, 2015, Saudi Arabia launched a devastating war against the Yemeni nation aimed at achieving political objectives and expansionist tendencies in the framework of a coalition with a number of other Arab countries, except Oman, assisted by the United States.

Saudi aggressive move against Yemen has left behind thousands of Yemeni citizens, including women and children, homeless and destroyed almost all infrastructures in Yemen.

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He called on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to reduce the severity of the humanitarian crisis in the country by putting pressure on the international community to end the siege of Yemen by Saudi-led coalition forces.

Katrina Raines, for her part, also stressed that she will do her best to continue efforts to alleviate the problems of the Yemeni people.

Earlier, the Foreign Minister of Yemen’s National Salvation Government Hisham Sharaf met with the Iranian Ambassador Irloo and stressed Sanaa’s positive response to any call for a just peace.

UN agencies, including the World Health Organization and UNICEF, have repeatedly warned that the Yemeni people will face famine and a humanitarian catastrophe that is unprecedented in the last century due to the aggressors’ attack on Yemen.

Some 138,000 people made the journey to Yemen in 2019. This number fell to 37,000 in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.\

The humanitarian situation is going to get dramatically worse in the next few months. There’s a huge aid funding shortfall this year, and half of the country is already starving. Yemen is also looking at the second wave of coronavirus, although it’s impossible to tell how much impact the pandemic is having because testing facilities are almost nonexistent.

All of these things make covering Yemen at times a draining and emotional experience. But feeling that my work can help make a difference is a powerful motivation.

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