SANAA, Oct 28 (NNN-SABA) – UN envoy for Yemen arrived in the capital Sanaa on Sunday, just days after the Yemeni warring parties built joint cease-fire observation sites, in the country’s port of Hodeidah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Martin Griffiths is set to hold talks with Houthi rebel leaders, to push forward to fully implement the deal, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Griffiths arrived from Saudi Arabia, where he met Yemeni government officials over the past two days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His visit to the rebel-held capital came, as the cease-fire in Hodeidah was largely holding, despite intermittent skirmishes with both sides blaming each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last week, representatives of the government and its foe Houthi rebel group, established joint cease-fire observation posts and deployed liaison officers along the Hodeidah city front-lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Abhijit Guha, head of the UN cease-fire monitoring mission in Hodeidah, observed this process on the ground over the past week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The process came, in accordance with UN-sponsored cease-fire agreement reached in Stockholm in Dec, 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Iran-allied Houthi rebels control much of Hodeidah, while the Saudi-backed government troops have advanced to the southeastern districts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 2018 Stockholm Agreement was seen as the first phase towards achieving a comprehensive political solution, to end Yemen’s civil war.– NNN-SABA <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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