Foreign and Commonwealth Office written question – answered at on 7 July 2015.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received on the political and security situation in Yemen.
We remain in close contact with the Government of Yemen and other international partners regarding the situation in Yemen. I spoke to President Hadi of Yemen on 3 June and UN Special Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed on 6 June ahead of consultations in Geneva on 16-18 June. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), spoke to Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Al Jubeir on 23 June to discuss the humanitarian situation. Our Yemen Office in Jeddah and British Embassy in Riyadh are in regular contact with Yemeni and Saudi interlocutors to discuss the political and humanitarian situation and how the UK can best support moving towards a durable process for stability in the country. We remain fully supportive of the UN’s efforts to broker negotiations between Yemeni parties and call on parties to engage in good faith in this process.
The situation on the ground remains unstable and the humanitarian situation is dire. The Houthis and forces loyal to former President Saleh have continued their aggression, including most recently firing a scud missile across the Saudi border on 29 June.
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