ADEN, Jun 6 (NNN-YPA) – Yemen’s internationally-recognised government and the Houthi rebels, yesterday began their second round of talks, over the opening of blocked roads in Taiz city, a government diplomat said.
“Delegations representing the Yemeni government and the Houthi group, began a new round of face-to-face negotiations under the auspices of the United Nations, in Jordan’s capital, Amman,” said the diplomat.
With the supervision of UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, the warring sides were actively involved in negotiations over lifting the years-long siege, imposed by the Houthis on the strategic city of Taiz, in south-western Yemen, he added.
There are no official comments yet from the United Nations, the Yemeni government or the Houthis.
The first round of talks on Taiz concluded on May 29, in Amman, without reaching any agreement.
Yemen’s warring parties entered a two-month UN-brokered truce on Apr 2, which includes allowing commercial flights to and from the Houthi-held capital, Sanaa, and the entry of fuel ships into the Houthi-held port, Hodeidah and lifting the siege of the government-held Taiz city.
The warring parties have largely held the truce, but have yet to reach a final agreement on lifting the siege of Taiz.
Last Tuesday, the warring parties renewed the truce for another two months, allowing more time for them to sort out persisting disagreements.– NNN-YPA
