UN envoy to Yemen arrives in Sanaa

UN special envoy on Yemen Martin Griffiths (R) walks with a member of his delegation on his way to a meeting with Yemen's foreign minister at a hotel on September 7, 2018 in Geneva. (File/ AFP)
  • UN envoy Martin Griffiths flew to Sanaa for talks with Houthi leaders
  • The international community is demanding that the Houthis halt all offensive operations

The UN Yemen envoy arrived in Sanaa on Wednesday as he aims to make the biggest peace push in two years.

UN envoy Martin Griffiths flew to Sanaa for talks with Houthi leaders as he attempts to revive a peace process that collapsed in acrimony in Switzerland in September when the Houthis failed to show up.
The international community is demanding that the Houthis halt all offensive operations, particularly missile attacks on neighbouring ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ, and commit to joining talks on handing over of the port of Hodeida to UN control.
Both sides have in the past week expressed support for the envoy and his mission to convene new peace talks in Sweden.