FM meets UN special envoy

SANAA, June 17 (YPA) – Foreign Minister Hisham Sharaf and Deputy Foreign Minister Hussein al-Azzi on Sunday met with UN special envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffith in capital Sanaa.

During the meeting, they reviewed the efforts of the UN envoy during the past period and presented him with briefings to the Security Council on developments in the situation in Yemen’s western coast.

 The Foreign Minister said there was optimistic in the past meeting with the UN envoy on June 3 on the proposed peace steps, but the coalition military escalation in Western coast formed an obstacle to any resumption of peace negotiations.

Sharaf stressed that Yemen is still with reaching a political settlement and the peace of Yemeni people.

In his part, the Deputy Foreign Minister said that the recent military escalation aims to thwart the peace process and put obstacles to the efforts of Special Envoy, adding the situation is still with the honorable peace of Yemen people.

Al-Azzi referred to the attacks on the health and service facilities in Hodeidah and Hajjah, the last of which is the MSF Center for the Treatment of Cholera and Thawra General Hospital.

In his turn, the Special Envoy stressed on the continuation of efforts to stop the military operations and to access to the political negotiations process for reaching a comprehensive political settlement that restores security and stability to the Yemeni people.

At the same time, Griffith pointed out that his current mission and visit was a special task at a critical time in order to stop any threat to peace efforts.