FM meets with UN envoy over Yemen

AMMAN — Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, the UN’s special envoy for Yemen, on Thursday discussed the latest efforts to end the Yemeni crisis.

During the meeting, the UN envoy briefed Safadi on the latest developments and contacts he made with regional and international parties, as well as his plans to activate the political process and resolve the conflict, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Safadi stressed the Kingdom's support for all efforts aimed at reaching a political solution to end the war and the suffering of the Yemeni people and restore security and stability in the country, in line with the Gulf Cooperation Council’s Initiative, outcomes of the National Dialogue Conference and relevant UN Security Council decisions, especially Resolution 2216.

Jordan hosts the headquarters of the office of the UN mission for Yemen, according to an agreement signed between the government and the international organisation.