The Iranian and Russian deputy foreign ministers, Hossein Amir Abdollahian and Mikhail Bogdanov, expressed deep concern over the “human catastrophe” across Yemen

The Iranian and Russian deputy foreign ministers, Hossein Amir Abdollahian and Mikhail Bogdanov, expressed deep concern over the “human catastrophe” across Yemen, and called for immediate halt to the Saudi-led attacks on the Arabian Peninsula country.

In a telephone conversation on Friday, the two diplomats decried the continued massacre of defenseless people in Yemen and expressed support for the United Nations’ efforts to send humanitarian assistance to the war-hit country.

Abdollahian and Bogdanov further emphasized that the UN-brokered peace talks on Yemen is not a sufficient move and the Saudi-led military attacks should also be halted.

The UN announced Wednesday that the peace talks will begin in Geneva on May 28.

In a positive sign, the leader of the Houthi movement, Abdul-Malek al-Houthi, called the talks the "only solution" for the conflict.

On March 26, Saudi Arabia and some of its Arab allies began to launch deadly air strikes on Yemen in an attempt to restore power to the fugitive former President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, a close ally of Riyadh.