UN Special Envoy for Yemen announces cessation of hostilities
Date
12/15/2015 5:33:56 AM
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) GENEVA Dec 15 (KUNA) -- The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed announced on Tuesday the start of a cessation of hostilities in Yemen and considered it a critical first step towards building a lasting peace in the country.He urges in a press release from his office "all parties to respect this initiative and work towards establishing a comprehensive and permanent end to the conflict.The UN sponsored consultations that start today in Switzerland seek to establish a permanent ceasefire and pave the way for a return to a peaceful and orderly political transition. (end) ta.gta
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