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Inter-Yemeni consultations resume in Kuwait

KUWAIT, July 28 (KUNA) -- Inter-Yemeni conciliation consultations resumed on Thursday under chairmanship of the UN envoy for the Yemeni crisis Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed following his participation in the latest Arab Summit hosted by Mauritania.
The international trouble-shooter held, as part of the second round of consultations that began on July 16th, a meeting with Kuwait Acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and a number of ambassadors, discussing the Yemeni file namely efforts that have been exerted to reach a final settlement to the crisis.
Cheikh Ahmed is scheduled to hold, later today, separate meetings with the Yemeni Government delegation and representatives of the opposition parties, Ansarullah and the General Peoples' Congress, to pursue discussions on main topics in the peace process agenda.
The talks are focusing on key issues namely fighting cessation, activating work of the pacification committee and other commissions, forming a military council to be tasked with overseeing gunmen's withdrawal, guns' handover and opening safe passages for delivering humanitarian aid to civilians in need.
The prisoners' committee held meetings on Sunday and Monday, discussing mechanisms for freeing the prisoners according to an accord reached among the parties during the first round of consultations.
The State of Kuwait has recently warned the Yemeni parties that they must reach a settlement within days, or it would no longer host the UN-sponsored consultations. (end) am.rk