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- Several meetings have taken place in past years between Iran鈥檚 chief diplomat and the Houthi spokesman in Muscat
Iran's foreign minister met Houthi militia representatives in Oman on Wednesday, to express Tehran鈥檚 support for a cease-fire and a return to talks to end the country鈥檚 long conflict.
At the talks with Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdul Salam, Mohammad Javad Zarif 鈥渙nce again stressed our country's view regarding the political solution being the only solution to the crisis of Yemen,鈥� the Iranian foreign ministry said in a statement.
The foreign minister 鈥渆mphasised our country鈥檚 support for a cease-fire and Yemeni-Yemeni talks,鈥� it added.
Several meetings have taken place in past years between Iran鈥檚 chief diplomat and the Houthi spokesman in the Omani capital.
Zarif鈥檚 comments came a day after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called on the Houthis to stop fighting and enter peace negotiations.
The war in Yemen, in which tens of thousands of people have been killed since the conflict erupted in 2014, has flared anew in the past two months with a Houthi campaign to seize Marib.
抖阴短视频 has proposed a 鈥渃omprehensive鈥� cease-fire and a return to the negotiating table, a proposal that the Houthis immediately rejected.