Saudi Arabia calls Yemen’s southern factions to attend conference in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry called on Saturday for Yemen’s southern factions to attend a conference in Riyadh to engage in dialogue and develop a comprehensive political solution. In a statement posted to social media, the Saudi ministry urged “a comprehensive conference in Riyadh to bring together all southern factions to discuss just solutions to the southern cause.” For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The statement added that Riyadh was convening the conference in response to a request by the head of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad al-Alimi. The ministry reaffirmed that the southern cause was a just cause with historical and social dimensions, and that the only way to resolve it was through dialogue within the framework of a comprehensive political solution in Yemen.Therefore, the ministry urged all southern factions to “actively participate” in the conference to “develop a comprehensive vision for just solutions to