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ADEN, Yemen, Jan 30 (NNN-SABA) – The United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, arrived in the Houthi-controlled city of Hodeidah on Tuesday, to closely oversee the cease-fire implementation in the turbulent province, a government official, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Griffiths will hold a number of meetings with representatives of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government and the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, and closely oversee the cease-fire implementation on-the-ground, local government official said, on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The government source said that Griffiths will also meet the head of the UN cease-fire monitoring team, Patrick Cammaert, to discuss arrival of new observers in Hodeidah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Monday, the UN envoy met senior leaders of the Houthi rebel group in Sanaa, but achieved no constructive results about the situation, according to local sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sources at the country’s Foreign Ministry confirmed that the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, pledged a Houthi withdrawal from Hodeidah’s port in the upcoming period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Tuesday, the UN spokesperson denied Cammaert’s resignation, saying in a tweet that, he “continues his work, contrary to media reports.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Patrick Cammaert, a retired Dutch general, and his team arrived in war-torn Hodeidah last month, to oversee the cease-fire deal reached between Yemen’s government and Houthi rebels in Sweden last Dec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the fragile cease-fire was breached multiple times by both sides despite presence of the UN cease-fire monitoring team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last week, gunfire targeted UN armored vehicles carrying Cammaert and his team, causing no casualties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The cease-fire deal signed between the two warring rivals in Sweden demands full withdrawal of all armed groups from Hodeidah and its strategic seaports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the deal, the UN will manage the port and supervise the re-deployment of neutral forces, to prevent military escalation, while local forces will help maintain law and order in Hodeidah.– NNN-SABA<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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