Yemen's Ansarullah calls truce in war-stricken regions
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The spokesman for Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement, Mohammed Abdulsalam
Yemen’s Ansarullah movement has announced a ceasefire in several border regions with Saudi Arabia in a bid to pave the way for upcoming political talks among Yemeni groups.
According to Press TV, the movement's Spokesman, Mohammed Abdulsalam, said on Tuesday that as a “first step”, the truce would halt military operations in a number of Yemeni provinces, including the Midi border area in the Northwestern Hajjah Province.
He added that the truce would pave the way for peace talks between Ansarullah and fugitive former President Abd Rabbouh Mansour Hadi’s loyalists.
On Monday, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said that an Ansarullah delegation was in the Arab Kingdom to hold peace discussions, a claim that was strongly rejected by Ansarullah’s top official Mohammed al-Bukhaiti.
Last month, the UN Special Envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, announced that the former government and the Ansarullah movement had agreed to halt hostilities on April 10 ahead of a new round of peace talks to be held in Kuwait on April 18.
He added that military and civilian representatives from both sides will observe the implementation of the truce.
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