MOSCOW, April 4. /TASS/. Moscow welcomes the agreements between Yemen’s warring parties, which accepted the UN proposal to arrange a truce for a period of two months from the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, with possible extension, the statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
"Moscow welcomes the agreements on the establishment of a long-term truce, which were reached by the opposing Yemeni parties for the first time in the last few years of the conflict. In this regard, we would like to highlight the role of [UN Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen] Hans Grundberg, whose efforts have greatly contributed to the coordination and implementation of the ceasefire, and also express hope that its agreement will be extended upon expiry of the period," the statement reads.
"We believe that such positive moves will contribute to the restoration of mutual trust, enabling us to shift to a complete cessation of hostilities and the initiation of a comprehensive peace settlement process in the Republic of Yemen under the UN auspices," the ministry added.
"We remain convinced that the Yemeni crisis has no military solution, but the restoration of the long-sought peace in friendly Yemen is possible only through a broad national dialogue taking into account the interests and concerns of all leading political forces, religious and regional groups of this country," the ministry concluded.