Moscow maintains contacts with Riyadh on ceasing use of force in situation in Yemen - Lavrov

MOSCOW, April 6. /TASS/. Russia is consistently holding talks with Saudi Arabia about taking the situation in Yemen out of the dimension of using force, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday. Russian authorities maintain contacts with the Saudi Arabian leadership on the situation in Yemen, "including both representatives of the president and the opposition," Lavrov noted. "We communicate with partners from Saudi Arabia on a daily basis, they help ensure security for every plane [Russian planes evacuating civilians from Yemen]," the foreign minister said. "So far, we managed to avoid any unpleasant incidents during last flights," he added. "We are discussing with our Saudi partners the tasks of taking the situation from the dimension of using force and starting negotiations [on settling the crisis in Yemen]," the foreign minister said. Over the last days, Russian planes evacuated around 600 people from Yemen, mostly women and children. The last plane brought 159 evacuated Russian and CIS nationals from Sanaa to Moscow earlier today. Read more