UN envoy to Yemen arrives in Aden for talks with government officials
SANAA, Yemen – UN envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg arrived in the country’s interim capital Aden for talks with government officials.
The UN envoy was accompanied by Yemeni Defense Minister Mohammad Ali Al-Maqdashi and Faraj Al-Bahsani, a member of the newly formed Presidential Council.
On April 17, Grundberg held talks in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, with chairman of the Presidential Council Rashad Al-Alimi and Foreign Minister Ahmed bin Mubarak on the implementation of a two-month truce with Houthi rebels.
The visit by the UN envoy came one day after government officials and a host of lawmakers had arrived in Aden for talks on solving the 8-year conflict in Yemen.
On April 7, Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi issued an order to form the Presidential Council to lead the country through a transitional period.
Yemen has been engulfed by violence and instability since 2014, when Iran-aligned Houthi rebels captured much of the country, including the capital Sanaa.
Conflict between the Iran-backed Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition has worsened the situation, causing one of the world’s worst man-made humanitarian crises. Nearly 80%, or about 30 million people, are in need of humanitarian assistance and protection, and more than 13 million in danger of starvation, according to UN estimates.
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