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UN envoy to Yemen arrives in Sanaa

Update 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)
Updated 21 November 2018

UN envoy to Yemen arrives in Sanaa

UN envoy to Yemen arrives in Sanaa
  • UN envoy Martin Griffiths flew to Sanaa for talks with Houthi leaders
  • The international community is demandingÌýthat the Houthis halt all offensive operations

The UN Yemen envoy arrived in Sanaa on WednesdayÌýas he aims to makeÌýthe 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 demandingÌýthat 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.
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