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President al-Alim receives UN's Special Envoy to Yemen
[09/08/2023 07:38]
RIYADH - SABA
His Excellency President Dr. Rashad al-Alim, Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council, along with Members of the Council Sultan al-Erradah and Dr. Abdullah al-Alimi received today, Wednesday, the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General to Yemen Hans Grundberg and his Aide Ma'een Sharaim.
Mr. Grundberg provided an overview about his consultations and communications at national and regional levels, citing his efforts to revive the political process which Houthi militia reneged on with support by the Iranian regime.
President al-Alim confirmed the commitment of the Presidential Leadership Council and the government to support the good offices of the UN's envoy, underscoring the importance of joining the efforts of the UN with the efforts of the brothers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to revive the peace track and alleviate the Yemeni peoples' humanitarian suffering.
The discussions touched upon the file of the detainees and the forcefully disappeared persons who have been held in the Houthi militias' detention centers.
President al-Alimim stressed that it is very important to reveal the fate of the veteran politician Mohammed Qastan, never delay about this issue before going to any new consultations in this regard.