Emir of Kuwait Jaber Al Ahmad Al Sabah said on Sunday that the war in Yemen was putting at risk the security of all states of the Persian Gulf and expressed hope for the ongoing peace talks to be successful, Sputnik reported.

"The war in Yemen is a direct threat to all of us, that is why we wish success to the settlement talks that are underway in Sweden between the sides to the Yemeni conflict," Emir Jaber Al Ahmad Al Sabah said at the 39th summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Riyadh, as broadcast by Al Ekhbariya.

The emir added that the peace talks should be conducted in accordance with the agreements of the international community, the UN resolutions and initiatives of the Persian Gulf states.