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UN envoy meets with Yemeni president to renew cessation of hostilities

Xinhua, January 17, 2017 Adjust font size:

A UN envoy arrived in Yemen's port city of Aden for meetings with President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and other senior officials in a bid to renew cessation of hostilities in Yemen, said a UN spokesperson on Monday.

The UN Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed was to present Hadi with his latest peace proposals to renew cessation of hostilities and to address the country's dire humanitarian situation, according to UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq.

The UN envoy's visit to Aden comes after a week of meetings with senior officials from the governments of Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar in Riyadh, Muscat and Doha.

According to latest estimates, the UN said at least 10,000 people have been killed since a war broke out in 2015 between the Shiite Houthi group, supported by former President Ali Abdullash Saleh, and the government backed by a Saudi-led Arab coalition.

The special envoy said the current political stalemate is causing death and destruction, and the only way to stop this is through the renewal of the cessation of hostilities followed by consultations to develop a comprehensive agreement.

He also said a peace agreement, including a well articulated security plan and the formation of an inclusive government, is the only way to end the war in Yemen. Enditem