GCC Secretary-General welcomes truce extending in Yemen

RIYADH, June 2 (KUNA) -- The GCC Secretary-General, Dr. Nayef Al-Hajraf, welcomed the announcement by the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, to extend the truce for two months in accordance with the same provisions of the original agreement that entered into force last April.
In a statement Thursday, Al-Hajraf said that the agreement reflects the importance the international community attaches to the Yemeni crisis.
He also went on lauding the efforts of the Special Envoy and the leadership of the Arab coalition to support legitimacy in Yemen and all parties in extending the truce. (end) mdm.aa