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Iran calls for dialogue on Yemeni crisis in neutral country

Xinhua, May 19, 2015 Adjust font size:

Ali Akbar Velayati, the adviser of Iran's supreme leader, called in Beirut on Monday for dialogue over Yemeni crisis in a neutral country.

Velayati held separate meetings with Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam and Parliament speaker Nabih Berri, where they discussed the crisis in Yemen, calling for a dialogue in a neutral country.

"Saudi Arabia is one of the parties involved in the conflict, so it should not host the dialogue between the parties," Velayati told reporters after the meetings.

He suggested that the UN could handle the dialogue, but insisted the location was a key aspect to be considered. He also called on Saudi Arabia to halt its "brutal airstrikes against innocent Yemeni civilians."

Velayati is in Beirut on a one-day official visit for talks with Lebanese officials. Endit