RIYADH, Sept 28 (NNN-SPA) – The Saudi-led coalition said on Sunday that, 15 Saudi prisoners are to be released by the Houthis, as per the Yemeni prisoner exchange agreement, Saudi Arabia’s local Al Akhbariya TV reported.
Yemen’s warring sides agreed earlier on Sunday, to exchange 1,081 detainees and prisoners, during the first stage of talks in Switzerland.
The coalition spokesperson, Turki Al Maliki, told a press conference in Riyadh that the Yemeni government will release 681 prisoners and the Houthi militia will release 400 others.
Al Maliki said, the coalition’s top priority is to recover the prisoners as soon as possible, adding, of the total 400 individuals to be freed by the Houthis, there are 15 Saudi soldiers and four Sudanese nationals.
The spokesperson said, the exchange operation would be under the supervision of the International Committee of the Red Cross.
The civil war in Yemen started in late 2014, while the coalition intervened in 2015, to support President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.– NNN-SPA
