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- Mohammed Al-Jaber also met with Speaker of the Yemeni Parliament Sultan Al-Barakani to discuss the cease-fire
RIYADH: ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ’s ambassador to Yemen Mohammed Al-Jaber on Thursday held talks with US officials on developments in the situation in Yemen and efforts to achieve peace.
Al-Jaber, who also supervises the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen, met with the Chargé d’Affairs at the US embassy in ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ, Martina Strong, and Cathy Westley, the chargé d’affairs of the US embassy to Yemen.
During the meeting, they also discussed efforts to complete the implementation of the Riyadh Agreement and the Kingdom’s support for Yemen in various fields.
The US praised ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ’s continued economic support for Yemen, the latest of which was the grant of oil derivatives, and the joint efforts in humanitarian work in the war-torn country.
Al-Jaber then met with Speaker of the Yemeni Parliament Sultan Al-Barakani to discuss a nationwide cease-fire, which the Iran-backed Houthi militia continues to reject and insist on a military escalation in Marib and increasing the suffering of Yemenis.