FILE PHOTO: Britain's Secretary of State for Foreign affairs Dominic Raab is seen outside Downing Street in London,, February 14, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo
RIYADH (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, criticised by some at home for British arms sales to Saudi Arabia, said on Thursday he was hopeful for a de-escalation this year in Yemen's five-year-old civil war, in which London backs the Saudi-led coalition.
The United Nations has been trying to re-launch political negotiations and Saudi Arabia began informal talks with the Iran-backed Houthi movement last September. Riyadh had significantly reduced its air strikes while the Houthis halted missile and drone attacks on the kingdom, but a spike in violence since January shattered the calm.
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