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U.N. envoy Martin Griffiths arrived on Sunday in the capital, Sana’a, to discuss the "complex situation" in and around the key port city of Hodeida, Yemeni security officials said.
Leader of Yemen’s popular Houthi Ansarullah movement, Sayyed Abdul-Malek al-Houthi, met with Griffiths to discuss the implementation of peace deals from December talks with the resigned regime of former president Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
In Sweden in December, the two sides agreed to confidence-building measures, including to a cease-fire in Hodeida and the exchange of thousands of prisoners. But the implementation of those deals has been slow and marred by violence.
Yemen, the poorest Arab country, plunged into civil war in 2014. The Saudi-led coalition launched a military aggression a year later at the request of Hadi.
The fighting has taken a terrible toll on civilians, with thousands killed amid a catastrophic humanitarian crisis. Millions suffer from food and medical care shortages and the country has been pushed to the brink of famine.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
