[19/11/2018 03:53]

ADEN-SABA
The government has announced that it will participate in the planned peace consultations scheduled to be held in Swede.

Foreign Ministry declared in a statement obtained by the Yemeni News Agency (Saba) that the government communicated to the UN envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths " President of the Republic Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has given instructions to support the UN envoy's efforts to hold the proposed consultations. Accordingly,the government will dispatch a delegation to engage in the consultations with the aim of reaching political solution to the crisis that shall be based on the three terms of reference including the GCC's Initiative, its operational mechanism, outcomes of the National Dialogue and International Security Council's resolution 2216.

In its statement to the UN envoy the government stressed the importance of pressuring the Houthi militia to react positively to the UN's efforts and engage in the consultations without preconditions.

The government also called on the UN and International Community to act firmly in case that the militia fails to show up or aimed to delay the consultations.

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