UN Envoy Holds Talks in Muscat on Efforts to De-escalate Tensions in Yemen

Yemen Monitor | Newsroom: Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Al-Busaidi held talks on Sunday with the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, on the latest developments in Yemen, the Omani Foreign Ministry said. The ministry said the meeting addressed developments in Yemen and the implications of the current escalation for regional security and stability. The two sides also reviewed UN efforts to reduce tensions and create conditions for the resumption of the political process. The talks further focused on reaching a comprehensive and sustainable settlement that meets the aspirations of the Yemeni people for security and stability, the ministry added. As of the time of publication, the UN envoy’s official website had not issued a statement on the meeting. The talks come as the Houthis face allegations of responsibility for the death of a UN employee in their detention facilities and of refusing to hand over his body to his family, according to media reports. The post UN Envoy Holds Talks in Muscat on Efforts to De-escalate Tensions in Yemen appeared first on Yemen Monitor.