Kerry in Saudi talks on Yemen, Syria, Libya

AFP, JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia: US Secretary of State John Kerry was holding talks with his Gulf counterparts and a British minister in Saudi Arabia on Thursday on the conflicts in Yemen, Syria and Libya.
The coordination with Washington’s major Middle East allies came on the eve of Syria talks in Geneva between Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.
After a 30-minute meeting with Saudi King Salman, Kerry was to focus on the conflict in Yemen with UN envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Britain’s Middle East undersecretary Tobias Ellwood, and his Saudi and United Arab Emirates (UAE) counterparts.
On Yemen, a senior State Department official said, Kerry wants “to share ideas and initiatives for getting the political discussions back on track and trying to get a political solution”.
The aim is also to put in place mechanisms for delivering desperately needed humanitarian aid to the impoverished country neighbouring Saudi Arabia, he said.

 

Kerry in Saudi talks on Yemen, Syria, Libya

AFP, JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia: US Secretary of State John Kerry was holding talks with his Gulf counterparts and a British minister in Saudi Arabia on Thursday on the conflicts in Yemen, Syria and Libya. The coordination with Washingtons major Middle East allies came on the eve of Syria talks in Geneva between Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. After a 30-minute meeting with Saudi King Salman, Kerry was to focus on the conflict in Yemen with UN envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Britains Middle East undersecretary Tobias Ellwood, and his Saudi and United Arab Emirates (UAE) counterparts. On Yemen, a senior State Department official said, Kerry wants to share ideas and initiatives for getting the political discussions back on track and trying to get a political solution. The aim is also to put in place mechanisms for delivering desperately needed humanitarian aid to the impoverished country neighbouring Saudi Arabia, he said.