Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh has welcomed Saudi Arabia's declared end to air strikes against his Houthi militia allies and called for the renewal of political dialogue to guide the country out of turmoil.
"We hope that everybody will return to dialogue to solve and treat all the issues," Mr Saleh said.
The Saudi-led coalition announced on Tuesday the end to its nearly one-month-old bombing campaign in Yemen but a Saudi spokesman said forces would continue to target the Iran-allied Houthi movement as necessary.
Forces loyal to Mr Saleh, who stepped down after months of protests in 2011 against his 33 years in office, had been fighting alongside the Houthis in a campaign to control Yemen against supporters of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi that has killed hundreds of people.
"We hope this will mark the end of the option of force, violence and bloodshed and a start for reviewing accounts and correcting mistakes," Mr Saleh said in his message.
But the fighting has continued and in the central Yemeni city of Taiz, war planes attacked a military brigade base after it was captured by Houthi rebels.
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