Kuwait City: The Kuwaiti emir met with Yemen’s peace negotiators Tuesday and urged them to forge ahead with a peace agreement to end 13 months of war in the impoverished Arab nation.
A source close to the talks in Kuwait City meanwhile said the two sides finally approved a general framework for the talks and were set to start looking into the central issues.
State-run KUNA news agency said Emir Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah met with the rebel and government delegations separately and also received UN special envoy Esmail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, but provided no details.
“We heard from the emir of Kuwait clear assurances with regards to supporting the political process to reach a settlement,” said Mohammad Abdul Salam, head of the Huthi delegation.
The emir warned that war can only lead to more devastation and bloodshed, Abdul Salam wrote on Facebook.
A source close to the government delegation said Shaikh Sabah “urged the two sides to reach a political settlement.”
Following the meeting with the emir, a new session of talks was held, a UN spokesman said.
The UN Security Council on Monday urged all sides in the negotiations to be constructive.
The 15-member council stressed the importance of agreeing on a “roadmap” to implement security measures including the withdrawal of heavy weapons.
Meanwhile. the governer of the Yemeni province of Hadramawt arrived in its capital city Al Mukalla after it was liberated from Al Qaida by government troops backed by the Saudi-led coalition. His immediate task will be to prevent a return of the terror group.
