Foreign Minister Khalid Alyemany said the government has reacted positively with the UN peace mediator's efforts with a view to ending the humanitarian crisis in the country but the government's quest for peace was met with stubbornness on the Houthi rebels' side.

Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Yemany met Monday with French Ambassador to our country Christian Testu.

Yemen's Ambassador to Cairo Dr Mohammed Ali Marm has stressed the significant role of culture and arts in making peace and releasing stability.

Foreign Minister Khalid Alyemany discussed with the Russian ambassador to Yemen Vladimir Didushkin the developments of the political process in Yemen.

Prime Minister MaeenAbdulmalik received the new head of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Yemen, Franz Rauchenstein, and his accompanying delegationin Aden on Sunday.

Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Dr Mohammed Assa'di detailed Vice President (Lt Gen) Ali Mohssen Saleh about the outcomes of his official visits abroad to several countries aimed to mobilize regional and international support to development's projects and humanitarian efforts.