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The United Nations stated that it aims to resume the Yemen peace talks "within a month". That announcement came one day after a similar call was made by the United States, which was rejected by the Houthi Ansarullah movement.
On Wednesday, the UN envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths urged “all concerned parties to seize this opportunity to engage constructively with our current efforts to swiftly resume political consultations to agree on a framework for political negotiations," he said in a statement on Wednesday.
"We remain committed to bring the Yemeni parties to the negotiations table within a month," Griffiths added.
Earlier, American officials called for a ceasefire in Yemen and demanded that the sides to the conflict come to the negotiating table within a month.
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said the US had been watching the conflict “for long enough,” and that he believed Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were ready for talks.
But the Houthi Ansarullah movement slammed the US proposal, accusing Washington of backing the Saudi-led aggression against Yemen.
Mohammed al-Bakhiiti, a member of Ansarullah’s Political Council, further stressed that Washington's proposed solution for the Yemen conflict included dividing the country.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
