UN Special Envoy for Yemen announces cessation of hostilities

GENEVA, Dec 15 (KUNA) -- The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, announced on Tuesday the start of a cessation of hostilities in Yemen and considered it a critical first step towards building a lasting peace in the country.
He urges, in a press release from his office "all parties to respect this initiative and work towards establishing a comprehensive and permanent end to the conflict.
The UN sponsored consultations that start today in Switzerland, seek to establish a permanent ceasefire and pave the way for a return to a peaceful and orderly political transition. (end) ta.gta