Yemen foes discuss military pullouts, arms handovers: UN

AFP, KUWAIT CITY: Yemen’s government and Iran-backed rebels have discussed the crucial issues of military withdrawals, the handover of  weapons and the restoration of state institutions during peace talks, the UN said Thursday.
Negotiators on Wednesday also debated the logistical details of a release of prisoners and detainees announced a day earlier, UN envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said in a statement.
It was their third day of consecutive face-to-face meetings—the longest run yet in the three-week-old talks.
“Parties began to present their visions on the withdrawals and the handover of weapons, especially mechanisms of withdrawal and assembling of forces,” Ould Cheikh Ahmed said.

 

Yemen foes discuss military pullouts, arms handovers: UN

AFP, KUWAIT CITY: Yemens government and Iran-backed rebels have discussed the crucial issues of military withdrawals, the handover of weapons and the restoration of state institutions during peace talks, the UN said Thursday. Negotiators on Wednesday also debated the logistical details of a release of prisoners and detainees announced a day earlier, UN envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said in a statement. It was their third day of consecutive face-to-face meetingsthe longest run yet in the three-week-old talks. Parties began to present their visions on the withdrawals and the handover of weapons, especially mechanisms of withdrawal and assembling of forces, Ould Cheikh Ahmed said.