Friday, April 22, 2016

Yemen Peace Talks Have Begun



Reuters: Warring Yemen parties disagree on peace talks agenda

Yemen's warring factions failed to agree on an agenda for U.N-backed peace negotiations in Kuwait on Friday after their first direct meeting but the effort will continue, participants said.

The talks in Kuwait, which opened late on Thursday, bring together the Iran-allied Houthi movement and its General People's Congress (GPC) party allies with the Saudi-backed government of Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

The talks seek a solution to a conflict which has killed more than 6,200 people, triggered a humanitarian crisis and enabled militants linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State to consolidate their presence in the country.

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WNU Editor: There is some reason to hope .... Yemen ceasefire violations decreasing (Yemen). I also sense that after one year .... all sides are looking for a way out.



More News On Yemen's Peace Talks

Finally, warring Yemen sides sit together for negotiations -- Gulf News/AFP
Yemen peace talks begin in Kuwait after Shiite rebels arrive-- AP
Delayed Yemen peace talks start in Kuwait -- Al Jazeera
Peace Talks to End War in Yemen Resume in Kuwait City -- WSJ
UN-sponsored peace talks kick off in Kuwait -- Yemen News Agency
Yemen ceasefire violations decreasing -- Yemen

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