UN Envoy holds talks with Yemeni negotiating teams

The United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmad held a meeting Monday with senior  partaking in intra-Yemeni peace talks.

    According to (KUNA) news agency, the talks dealt with a number of key issues, mainly the security arrangements for maintaining the cessation of hostilities agreement, withdrawal of armed groups, handing over of weaponry and releasing of prisoners of war and detainees.

The UN envoy seeks to mediate a compromise deal among Yemeni parties to end the current crisis and help rebuild the state institutions. 
He received Friday commitments from the Yemeni parties to continue serious talks in the holy month of Ramadan to reach a sustainable peaceful solution to the conflict in Yemen. 
On the other hand, the UN envoy welcomed the Ansarullah movement's release of 130 detainees in Ibb. 
In a press statement issued late Monday night, Cheikh Ahmed also urged the Yemeni parties to release as many detainees as possible as soon as possible. 
He reiterated his strong condemnation of all unlawful arrests or detentions, as well as the bombing of houses, which violates international human rights law and Yemeni morals. 
The UN official announced that the parties agreed that the Committee on Detainees would also continue to consider the principles and mechanisms necessary to resolve this issue as a matter of urgency.

Source: QNA