British Foreign Secretary visits Saudi Arabia to promote the Yemen peace process
British Foreign Secretary Hunter visited Saudi Arabia on the 2nd to discuss with Saudi officials the issue of Yemen and the importance of achieving peace.
According to the Saudi Arabian National News Agency, Hunter met with Saudi Foreign Minister Assaf and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Jubayl in Riyadh on the same day. Hunt said that he and Jubail agreed that the Stockholm agreement "slowly failed to implement" and called on all armed forces to immediately withdraw from Yemenda, Yemen, in order to open the humanitarian corridor.
Earlier in the day, Hunter said in a meeting with Yemeni President Hadi in Riyadh that progress in the Yemeni peace talks hosted by the United Nations was “fragile but still visible”. The lack of trust between the parties and the implementation of the Stockholm agreement take too long, but there is no better plan at the moment, so we must act as soon as possible.
Hunter’s visits include Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to promote the Yemen peace process and urge the parties to implement the Stockholm Agreement. On the 1st, Hunt visited Oman and met with a spokesman for the Yemeni armed forces in Muscat.
In December last year, under the mediation of the United Nations, the Yemeni government and the Houthi armed forces reached an agreement on the ceasefire and exchange of prisoners of war in the Swedish capital Stockholm, but soon the two sides accused each other of undermining the ceasefire agreement. Since January this year, the Yemeni government and Houthi have held two rounds of talks on the exchange of prisoners of war in Amman, Jordan.
In September 2014, the Yemeni Houthi captured the capital Sana'a and later occupied the southern part of Yemen, forcing President Hardy to take refuge in Saudi Arabia. In March 2015, Saudi Arabia and other countries launched a military operation codenamed "Decisive Storm" against the Houthi armed forces.
According to the Saudi Arabian National News Agency, Hunter met with Saudi Foreign Minister Assaf and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Jubayl in Riyadh on the same day. Hunt said that he and Jubail agreed that the Stockholm agreement "slowly failed to implement" and called on all armed forces to immediately withdraw from Yemenda, Yemen, in order to open the humanitarian corridor.
Earlier in the day, Hunter said in a meeting with Yemeni President Hadi in Riyadh that progress in the Yemeni peace talks hosted by the United Nations was “fragile but still visible”. The lack of trust between the parties and the implementation of the Stockholm agreement take too long, but there is no better plan at the moment, so we must act as soon as possible.
Hunter’s visits include Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to promote the Yemen peace process and urge the parties to implement the Stockholm Agreement. On the 1st, Hunt visited Oman and met with a spokesman for the Yemeni armed forces in Muscat.
In December last year, under the mediation of the United Nations, the Yemeni government and the Houthi armed forces reached an agreement on the ceasefire and exchange of prisoners of war in the Swedish capital Stockholm, but soon the two sides accused each other of undermining the ceasefire agreement. Since January this year, the Yemeni government and Houthi have held two rounds of talks on the exchange of prisoners of war in Amman, Jordan.
In September 2014, the Yemeni Houthi captured the capital Sana'a and later occupied the southern part of Yemen, forcing President Hardy to take refuge in Saudi Arabia. In March 2015, Saudi Arabia and other countries launched a military operation codenamed "Decisive Storm" against the Houthi armed forces.
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