The parties to the conflict in Yemen have agreed to extend the truce for two more months, UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg announced on Thursday.
"I would like to report that the parties to the Yemeni conflict have agreed to the United Nations proposal to extend the truce. The decision will take effect upon the expiration of the current truce on June 2, 2022, at 7 p.m. (coinciding with Moscow time - TASS)," Grundberg's office said in a statement posted on its website.
Grundberg noted that "the truce is extended under the same conditions as the original agreement."
In addition, the UN special envoy said that "thanks to the truce, civilian casualties have decreased significantly over the past two months, fuel shipments through the port of Al Hudaydah have increased, and commercial flights from Sana'a airport have resumed."
"Despite the successes achieved, a number of issues need to be resolved in order to fully implement the truce, among them the lifting of the blockade of the city of Taiz," he added.
Riyadh hosted inter-Yemen consultations from March 30 to April 7, without the participation of the Houthis, convened at the initiative of the Gulf Cooperation Council and under the auspices of the United Nations. During these meetings, UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg announced that participants had agreed to suspend hostilities for two months. Rebels in control of the northern regions of Yemen, in addition to the capital, supported the UN truce.
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Based on materials from TASS