STATEMENT BY MORGAN ORTAGUS, SPOKESPERSON

For Immediate Release

STATEMENT BY MORGAN ORTAGUS, SPOKESPERSON

August 8, 2019

Violence in Aden

The United States is deeply concerned by the outbreak of violence and deadly clashes in Aden.  We call on all parties to refrain from escalation and further bloodshed, and to resolve their differences through dialogue.  Inciting further divisions and violence within Yemen will only increase the suffering of the Yemeni people and prolong the conflict.  Dialogue represents the only way to achieve a stable, unified, and prosperous Yemen.

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