PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Yemen: Peace Negotiations (2 December 2021)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the prospects for a negotiated peace settlement in Yemen.
Asked by:
Feryal Clark (Labour)
Asked by:
Feryal Clark (Labour)
Answer
A negotiated political settlement is the only way to bring long-term stability to Yemen. The UK supports fully the efforts of the UN Special Envoy, Hans Grundberg, to drive forward the political process in Yemen. We urge the parties to engage constructively in negotiations to end the conflict and alleviate the dire humanitarian crisis.
On 20 October the UK supported a UN Security Council Press Statement calling for an immediate end to the Houthi escalation in Marib. The Foreign Secretary also visited Riyadh in October where she discussed the conflict in Yemen with Saudi counterparts.
Answered by:
Mr James Cleverly (Conservative)
9 December 2021
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