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The United Nations said on Friday it was working with Saudi Arabia to try to bring Hadi’s regime to peace talks after it rejected a plan brokered by the United States.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday that the Saudi-led coalition, that backs the regime in its fight against the Houthi Ansarullah movement, supported a ceasefire plan that the Houthis have agreed to.
But fugitive Yemeni President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s administration rejected Kerry’s move, complaining that it played into the hands of the Houthis and sidelined the regime.
"We are working very closely with Saudi Arabia and other countries in the region that can influence (the parties to the conflict)," U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson told a news conference in Geneva.
"We have discovered a stronger and stronger view that this war must come to an end but we have to bring them back to negotiating table," he said, giving no timeline.
The Houthis said on Wednesday they were ready to stop fighting and join a national unity government.
Saudi Arabia began its deadly campaign against Yemen in late March 2015. The strikes were meant to undermine the Houthi Ansarullah movement and restore power to fugitive former president Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
About 10,000 people have been killed and over 16,000 injured since Riyadh launched the airstrikes. The Saudi aggression has also taken a heavy toll on Yemen’s facilities and infrastructure.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
