Reuters: Yemen talks set to start in Sweden after wounded Houthis evacuated
Yemeni Houthi officials are expected to travel to Sweden shortly for talks as early as Wednesday to end the nearly four-year-old war after the Saudi-led coalition allowed the evacuation of some of their wounded for treatment.
Prospects for convening talks have risen as Western allies press Saudi Arabia, leader of the Sunni Muslim alliance battling the Iranian-aligned Houthis, over a war that has killed more than 10,000 people and pushed Yemen to the brink of famine.
U.N. special envoy Martin Griffiths arrived in the Houthi-held capital Sanaa on Monday to escort the Houthi delegation, a U.N. source told Reuters. The Saudi-backed government has said it would follow the Houthis to the talks, the first since 2016.
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WNU Editor: All sides in the Yemen war have been down this road before. I expect the same result .... no agreement.
More News On This Week's Expected Yemen Peace Talks
UN evacuates wounded Yemen rebels ahead of peace talks -- AFP
UN-led Yemen peace talks to start in Sweden this week -- The National
Sweden says no date for Yemen talks set yet amid Houthi doubts -- Al Arabiya
Intel: Why experts are pessimistic about Yemen peace deal -- Al-Monitor
