The Saudi cabinet hoped on Tuesday that Somali parties would reach a peaceful resolution to their crisis.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chaired the cabinet meeting that was held virtually from Neom amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The government hoped that the solution would preserve Somalia’s security, stability and unity.
Clashes broke out last week between Somali government troops and opposition supporters, who were protesting over delayed elections.
Somali lawmakers were due to select a new president on Feb. 8, but the process was delayed after the opposition accused President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, who is seeking a second term, of packing regional and national electoral boards with supporters.
An opposition alliance says his term has expired and he is no longer president.
Several people have been wounded in the clashes the broke out on Friday.
On Yemen, the Saudi cabinet reiterated its condemnation of the Iran-backed Houthi militias for their persistent attempts to escalate their attacks against civilians and civilian areas in the Kingdom.
On the pandemic, the government reviewed the latest developments related to the outbreak and the national vaccination campaign as more doses have been brought in. The Kingdom has been steadily opening new vaccination centers throughout its territories.
The government also reviewed Saudi efforts aimed at supporting the global oil markets with the aim of easing the impact of the pandemic and bolstering energy security and market stability.
It underlined Riyadh’s stance at the Global Energy Forum and before OPEC that stressed the importance of cooperation to containing the consequences of the pandemic on global economic growth.