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UN envoy to Yemen in Riyadh to discuss

 
 

UN envoy in Riyadh to lay groundwork for Yemen peace talks

UN envoy in Riyadh to lay groundwork for Yemen peace talks

RIYADH (DNA) – United Nations envoy Martin Griffiths met Yemeni officials in Riyadh on Monday as part of efforts to kick-start peace talks next month between Huthi rebels and the Saudi-backed government. The visit comes as a tenuous calm settles over Yemen s rebel-held port city of Hodeida, a vital lifeline for imports and aid that had seen fierce clashes in a renewed offensive by a Saudi-led military coalition. Under heavy international pressure, the Yemeni government and the coalition have largely suspended their five-month-old battle to seize Hodeida. Griffiths, who isRead More