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Acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled during meeting with the UN Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmad
KUWAIT, July 17 (KUNA) -- Yemeni parties have expressed gratitude for Kuwait's sponsoring of the Intra-Yemen talks, as Kuwait reiterated calls for them to seize the chance to end the suffering of Yemeni people.
These remarks were made in three meetings held by the Acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah in Bayan Palace Sunday with the UN Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmad, Yemeni Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and head of the Yemeni government delegation Abdulmalak Al-Mikhlafi and Sanaa delegation.
The UN envoy and Yemeni delegation said that they greatly appreciate Kuwait's great role in hosting and creating conducive atmosphere for the success of the talks.
They thanked His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Kuwait's government support to the peace talks that aim to restore security and stability across Yemen.
For his part, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled urged both sides to redouble their efforts and seize the chance to bring to a halt the conflict in Yemen, promote peace and restore Yemen's stability.
The UN-brokered intra-Yemeni peace talks resumed in Kuwait Saturday after a two-week suspension. The talks first began in Kuwait on April 21. (pickup previous)
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