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1st LD: UN Security Council hails announcement of end to hostilities in Yemen

Xinhua, March 24, 2016 Adjust font size:

The UN Security Council on Wednesday welcomed the announcement of a nationwide cessation of hostilities in Yemen and the beginning of peace talks in April, calling on all parties to participate.

"The members of the Security Council urged all parties to the conflict to immediately reduce violence and refrain from any action that could lead to increased tensions, in order to pave the way for a cessation of hostilities," the Security Council said in a statement.

"The members of the Security Council called on all parties to engage in the political talks in a flexible and constructive manner, in line with relevant Security Council resolutions, in particular resolution 2216 (2015), without preconditions, and in good faith," said the statement.

Earlier in the day, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, special envoy of the UN secretary-general for Yemen, announced at a press briefing that a nationwide ceasefire in Yemen is scheduled to begin at midnight on April 10, and peace talks scheduled to begin on April 18 in Kuwait. Endi