U.N. Secretary-General Special Envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed speaks to the media after the Yemen peace talks in Switzerland in Bern December 20, 2015. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich
VOA: No Major Breakthroughs in Yemen Peace Talk
United Nations-brokered peace talks on Yemen ended Sunday with a broad agreement that the war has to end, but no major breakthroughs.
U.N. envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said after the Geneva talks that officials from Yemen's recognized government and the Houthi rebels will meet again next month.
Ahmed told reporters that fighting and shelling continued even as both sides fruitlessly sought a way to stop it.
"It is very clear that, unfortunately, the cease-fire that was agreed upon... wasn't respected and, in some cases, was violated from the first hours of these talks. We will aim... in the coming days to make every single effort to ensure that a new cease-fire is put in place," Ahmed said.
WNU Editor: The UN officials are trying to put a brave face on these talks .... but bottom line .... no one respected the ceasefire, and little if any progress was made in these talks.
More News On Yemen's Peace Talks
UN says Yemen peace talks have ended in Switzerland, blames 'numerous' cease-fire violations -- AP
U.N. sees progress in Yemen talks but urgent need for full ceasefire -- Reuters
No breakthrough in Yemen peace talks, but rivals will meet again -- AFP
UN Yemen envoy hails progress at inconclusive peace talks -- DW
Yemen peace talks called off amid new clashes -- Al Jazeera
As Fighting Continues In Yemen, Negotiators Pause Peace Talks -- NPR
Yemen: UN envoy adjourns peace talks till January pending enforcement of a proper ceasefire -- UN News Centre
2 comments:
Adjourned for 11 days or more days?
They must not be serious.
When was the last diplomatic victory? Northern Ireland.
We need diplomats, but what have the current crop got us? North Korea, Syria, Iran, Libya, ... What do need them for?
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