UN Envoy urges Yemeni parties to exert all possible effort to reach Peace

The Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed has called on all the Yemeni parties to make progress, in order to alleviate the burden placed on the Yemeni people. "Peace talks are always complicated and require time, however I urge the Yemeni parties to exert all possible effort to reach a sustainable peace agreement in the near future," he said in a press statement late Monday, reported by Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). 

    "Any delay, wastes time and causes the tragic loss of more innocent lives. The situation in Yemen requires urgent attention and any delay only serves the interests of those who do not believe in peace," he stressed.

    Yemeni negotiators resumed meetings in Kuwait Monday to reach a compromise deal to end Yemeni people suffering, in a last-ditch attempt to save the UN-mediated peace talks.

    After five days of suspension, the Yemeni negotiating teams held two sessions to discuss key issues such as the restoration of the State's institutions, resumption of political dialogue and security arrangements, mainly the withdrawal of armed forces and handover of weapons.

    Cheikh Ahmed pointed out that the Government of Yemen (GoY) delegation together with the delegations of the General People's Congress (GPC) and Ansarallah movement met in a plenary session.

    He has also convened separate bilateral meetings with the GoY delegation, as well as with the GPC and Ansarallah delegation, KUNA reported.

    In addition, a special meeting of the prisoners and detainee committee was held. The GoY delegation to the committee submitted a list to the UN Special Envoy containing the names of a number of detained Yemeni journalists who went on a hunger strike in protest against their detention, the UN Envoy's statement unveiled.

Source: QNA)