Senior lawmaker mull humanitarian situation in Yemen

SAINT PETERSBURG - 14 October 2017: House of Representatives Speaker and representative of the Arab group in the executive committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Ali Abdel Aal met on Friday with deputy speaker of the Yemeni parliament Mohamed Ali al Shadadi in Saint Petersburg.

The meeting discussed the latest humanitarian developments in Yemen, the Yemeni news agency said.

Shadadi reiterated that the deteriorating situation in Yemen continues as Houthi rebels, backed by former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, refuse to implement an agreement reached by the Yemeni political powers to end the crisis.

He also urged the international community to press the Houthi militias to restore peace in the war-torn country.