In this April 27, 2021 photo, Houthi forces take part in funeral ceremony for Yahya Al-Shami, assistant supreme commander of the Houthi forces, a day after his death due to COVID-19 pandemic, in Yemen's capital Sanaa. (MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP)

SANAA - Yemen's Houthi militia announced on Wednesday that it is ready to negotiate with the Saudi-led coalition to end the country's seven-year civil war.

The Houthis said they "welcome dialogue with the coalition countries in any neutral country" which did not join the war in Yemen, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV quoted a statement by the Houthi militia as saying.

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The Houthi militia did not provide further details.

Yemen has been mired in a civil war since the Houthi militia overran much of the country militarily and seized all northern provinces, including Sanaa, in 2014.

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Saudi Arabia has been leading an Arab military coalition that intervened in Yemen in 2015 to support the government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi after the Houthis forced him into exile.