Iran, Turkey Urge Immediate Relief for Yemen
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian and Turkish foreign ministers called for immediate international action to provide relief aid for the people of Yemen who have been affected by more than two months of military strikes carried out by a Saudi-led coalition.
Top Iranian diplomat Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu met in Kuwait City on Tuesday on the sidelines of the 42nd Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
During the meeting, the Turkish minister stressed the need for the immediate delivery of humanitarian aid for war-hit Yemen, and called for consultations among Muslim countries' officials on the issue.
Both officials also highlighted the need for the United Nations to play its role to facilitate the inflow of humanitarian supplies into Yemen.
On March 26, Saudi Arabia and some of its Arab allies began to launch deadly air strikes against the Houthi Ansarullah movement in an attempt to restore power to the fugitive former President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, a close ally of Riyadh.
According to Yemen's Freedom House Foundation, the Saudi airstrikes have claimed the lives of nearly 4,000 Yemeni people so far while more than 7,000 others have been wounded, most of them civilians.