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1st LD: UN chief sees no military solution to conflict in Yemen

Xinhua, May 28, 2015 Adjust font size:

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday voiced his concern about the escalation of fighting on the ground and air strikes since the end of the humanitarian pause in Yemen, and reiterated "his firm belief that there is no military solution to the conflict."

The secretary-general expressed his concern when he was talking on the phone with Yemeni President Abdrabuh Mansour Hadi Mansou, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters here Wednesday night.

During the talks, Ban recalled that he had asked his Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed "to redouble his efforts to consult with the Yemeni government, Yemen's political groupings and countries in the region with the aim of convening the Yemeni consultations in Geneva at the earliest possible opportunity," Dujarric said.

The Saudi-led coalition bombed military camps in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa and targets in other cities on Wednesday, killing dozens of people, reports said. Endi