UAE minister calls for calm in Yemen’s Aden after clashes break out

A senior United Arab Emirates official called for calm on Wednesday after clashes erupted between southern separatists and presidential guards in Aden, the seat of Yemen’s government.

UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash wrote on Twitter that communication and dialogue, not violence, was needed.

“Escalation is not an acceptable option after the despicable terrorist attacks,” he said, referring to attacks claimed by ISIL and al Qaeda in southern Yemen in recent days.

التطورات حول قصر المعاشيق مقلقة والدعوة الى التهدئة ضرورية، ولا يمكن للتصعيد أن يكون خيارا مقبولا بعد العملية الإرهابية الدنيئه، الإطار السياسي والتواصل والحوار ضروري تجاه ارهاصات وتراكمات لا يمكن حلها عبر استخدام القوة.

— د. أنور قرقاش (@AnwarGargash) August 7, 2019