29 January 2019•Update: 29 January 2019
By Mohamed al-Samei
SANAA
UN envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths arrived in the Houthi-held Al-Hudaydah province on Tuesday, according to a Yemeni official.
Griffiths will hold talks with general Patrick Cammaert, the head of UN team tasked with monitoring a cease-fire deal between the Yemeni government and Houthi rebels in the strategic province, the official said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
On Monday, the UN envoy held talks with leaders of the rebel Houthi group in Sanaa.
His arrival came one day after Yemeni Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Yamani said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has pledged a Houthi withdrawal from Al-Hudaydah.
Last month, the Yemeni government and Houthi rebels held UN-brokered peace talks in Sweden, which resulted in a ceasefire agreement in Al-Hudaydah.
However, the warring parties have failed to withdraw from the province amid accusations of breaching the truce, and fighting continued in other parts of the country.
Impoverished Yemen has remained dogged by violence since 2014, when Shia Houthi rebels overran much of the country, including capital Sanaa.
