Local Editor
The UN envoy of Yemen Martin Griffith met with the president of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council Mahdi Al-Mashat and some Houthi leaders in Sana’a in order to resolve the issues of the ceasefire and redeployment in Hodeida city and port.
Griffith also met with the chair of the Redeployment Coordination Committee in Hodeida Patrick Cammaert last night.
The UN envoy's trip is part of a new round of talks to follow up on progress made in the Swedish capital in December, when both sides agreed to a prisoner exchange and a truce in Hodeida.
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates launched the Hodeida offensive in June 2018 but have been facing strong resistance from Yemeni armed forces — led by Houthis — as well as the city’s residents.
The war has killed tens of thousands of Yemeni people and made the country the world's worst humanitarian disaster.
The imposed war initially consisted of an aerial campaign but was later coupled with a naval blockade and the deployment of mercenaries to Yemen.
The efforts have gone down the drain, forcing the kingdom to push for peace with Yemen's Houthis and their allies in the Yemeni army.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
