Today, Thursday, the United States and Saudi Arabia stressed the need to continue efforts to ensure that the parties to the conflict in Yemen focus on establishing a political process under international auspices that will lead to achieving peace in the country.

This came during a meeting between US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman in Washington.

The two sides stressed the need to ensure that the Yemeni parties continue to focus on launching a political dialogue (Yemeni-Yemeni) under the auspices of the United Nations, with the aim of reaching a permanent peace agreement in the country.

Blinken stressed the importance of stopping the spread of the conflict between Israel and Hamas to other countries in the region, including Yemen, and working jointly to achieve sustainable peace between Israelis and Palestinians, enhancing regional stability and security, and meeting humanitarian needs in Gaza.

The US Secretary of State renewed his country's commitment to the strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia, and its continued defense of its partners in the region against threats from governmental and non-governmental actors.