Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Has the Tánaiste spoken to his Saudi counterpart about the humanitarian crisis in Yemen?

I am aware that Mr. Martin Griffiths, the UN special envoy to Yemen has said that he plans to travel to Yemen in the coming weeks to finalise arrangements for peace talks. The last round of peace talks collapsed in September but by all accounts, the Saudi-backed Government and the Houthi rebels have recently shown a renewed commitment to work on political solutions. I note the recent statement from the Houthi commander expressing a willingness to bring an end to drone and missile strikes by his forces and a readiness to move towards a wider ceasefire if the Saudi-led coalition wants peace. Is Ireland providing support for these peace moves?

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