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Yemen’s warring parties resumed face-to-face talks Monday following a two-day interruption after mediation efforts and an appeal by the UN envoy, the United Nations said.
A UN spokesman stated that three joint working groups formed last week met today afternoon in an attempt to resume discussion of the key issues.
The renewed direct talks came a day after mediation by the Kuwaiti foreign minister, ambassadors of the mostly Western 18 countries backing the peace process and UN Special envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed.
Earlier today, Ould Cheikh Ahmed urged the two warring parties to make concessions to save peace talks aimed at ending a devastating 13-month war in the Arabian Peninsula country.
"The participants in the Kuwait negotiations must reflect the aspirations of the Yemeni people. I am confident that Yemenis want an end to the conflict," Ould Cheikh Ahmed said in a statement.
Direct talks broke off on Saturday with the Hadi regime delegation complaining of a lack of progress and the Houthi Ansarullah movement protesting about air raids by the Saudi-led Arab coalition.
A source close to the Ansarullah delegation said it was due to meet the ambassadors of the 18 countries later today.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
