Saudi Arabia’s Al Jubeir says possible to calm Yemen situation ahead of settlement

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir said there is a possibility of calming the situation in Yemen as a prelude to reaching a settlement in the four-year conflict, Al-Arabiya cited him as saying on Friday.
Saudi Arabia released at the end of November a group of Yemeni prisoners belonging to the Iran-aligned Houthi group, a step that may support efforts to end a war that has killed tens of thousands and pushed millions to the brink of famine.
“There is a possibility to calm down the situation that will be followed by a settlement in Yemen,” Al Jubeir told a conference in Rome, according to Al-Arabiya.
A coalition led by Saudi Arabia intervened in Yemen in March 2015, after the Houthis ousted the internationally-recognised government in Sanaa.
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