UN envoy Martin Griffiths left Sana’a following a three-day visit to Yemen during which he held intensive talks with Houthi leaders.
It is likely that the war in Yemen will be at the top of the agenda.
Malaysia’s decision to exit a Saudi-led military alliance that has been backing government forces in Yemen is a sign of Putrajaya’s increasing independence in matters of foreign policy after nearly a decade of adopting a docile approach to big powers, says an academic who specializes in the Middle East.
The UN Security Council renewed sanctions for another year in Yemen, which have first been imposed back in February 2014.
Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of hindering implementation of a prisoner-exchange deal between it and Hadi’s Aden-based regime.
Saudi-led coalition airstrikes killed 30 people, including 22 children, in an area in northwestern Yemen, according to the Health Ministry.
Yemen Watchnet
