Turkey Urges Yemen To Restart Cease-Fire

Turkey on Tuesday urged Yemen's warring parties to "show effort to restart the cease-fire" after an October 2 deadline for extending its expiration.

Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement; "We regret that the efforts to extend the cease-fire declared in Yemen on April 2 were inconclusive this time.

"We call on the parties in Yemen to show effort to reintroduce the cease-fire.

"To constructively support the United Nations-led negotiations and find a peaceful solution to the question on the basis of the relevant U.N. Security Council resolutions and established international parameters, through dialogue and within the framework of constitutional legitimacy."

It added that; "Turkey will continue to support the United Nations' efforts for a solution in this framework."

Yemen has been engulfed by violence and instability since 2014, when Iranian-aligned Houthi rebels captured much of the country, including the capital Sanaa.