Omani delegation visits Sanaa for talks on extending Yemen truce

Omani delegation visits Sanaa for talks on extending Yemen truce

UN-brokered truce set to expire on August 2

SANAA, Yemen (AA) – An Omani delegation arrived in Sanaa on Sunday for talks with Houthi rebels on the extension of a UN-brokered truce in Yemen, according to a rebel spokesman.

Mohammed Abdul-Salam said the talks will focus on the truce and “proposals by UN envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg to address humanitarian and economic issues.”

The spokesman, however, did not provide any further details.

There was no confirmation of the visit by Muscat.

Calls have been made by international actors for Yemen’s warring rivals to extend the UN-brokered truce, which is set to expire on August 2.

On Saturday, the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council said it has received a framework from the UN envoy on extending the truce.

Under the ceasefire, which was first reached on April 2, all military operations were halted. The agreement also allowed the operation of commercial flights from rebel-held Sanaa Airport in the Yemeni capital.

Yemen has been engulfed by violence and instability since 2014, when Iran-aligned Houthi rebels captured much of the country, including Sanaa. The Houthis remain in control of the capital, as well as wide swathes of territory, despite a military campaign conducted by Saudi Arabia and its Gulf Arab allies since 2015 aimed at ousting them and restoring the Yemeni government.

The Saudi-led campaign has exacerbated an already dire humanitarian situation in the war-torn nation. Millions suffer from hunger amid persistent famine-like conditions.


*Writing by Ahmed Asmar

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