UN envoy offers Yemeni parties worksheet for future phase

KUWAIT, July 30 (KUNA) -- UN Secretary General's Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmad on Saturday met with the delegations of Yemen's Ansarullah movement and the General People's Congress (GPC).
Earlier today, the envoy met with the delegation representing the Yemeni government in the Kuwaiti consultations on peace in Yemen.
During the meeting with Ansarullah and the GPC, Ould Cheikh Ahmad discussed visions to dissolve the crisis in Yemen.
There have been expectations that the talks would focus on the movement's decision for forming a presidential council to take over the reins in Yemen.
Following today's meetings, the UN envoy said he had handed over the negotiating teams a worksheet on visions for the coming period with the prior target of concluding a solution in Yemen.
The talks with the Yemeni parties focused on the envoys vision for an integrated and comprehensive solution to the crisis in Yemen, and a proposal for extending the Kuwait talks for a short period.
Meanwhile, informed sources said that each of the Yemeni parties would hold closed meetings to discuss the worksheet, and form a stance towards it.
The UN envoy is expected to meet later today with Acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah to acquaint him with developments of the Yemeni peace talks, and to discuss proposal to extend negotiations.
On July 20, Kuwait set a 15-day deadline for Yemeni parties to reach a peace agreement during the current UN-brokered negotiations. (pickup previous) am.msa