UN envoy begins mission to discuss postponed Yemen talks

‘The UN special envoy to Yemen has launched a mission to discuss stalled Geneva peace talks on Yemen as Saudi Arabia continues pounding the impoverished nation.

Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, who flew in to the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, on Friday, opened the mission on Saturday to discuss the postponed Geneva talks aimed at ending the crisis in the war-hit Arab country.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon had urged all Yemeni sides to attend the Geneva talks, which were initially set for May 28. The talks were postponed after the fugitive former Yemeni president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, said in a letter to the UN secretary general that he would not be present during the talks unless his demands are met.’

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