Hans Grundberg, UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy to Yemen, is in the area again, visiting Oman, where he met on Sunday Khalifa Ali Al Harthy, Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry for Political Affairs.
During the meeting, the two sides reviewed the regional developments, as well as the situations in the Yemeni issue and the efforts made to reach a political solution.
Grundberg might pay another visits to Riyadh or Tehran and other capitals to try to push forward a political deal to end Yemen’s crisis, amid rising tension in the area..
Earlier, during December 2024 a three-day meeting between experts from the Office of the Special Envoy for Yemen and representatives from the Government of Yemen in the Military Coordination Committee took place in Amman, Jordan, to discuss the planning and management of ceasefires and transitional security arrangements.
“These exchanges provide an important platform to reflect on global ceasefire examples while addressing the unique needs and priorities of the Yemeni context,” explained the UN Envoy’s Principal Military Adviser, Antony Hayward, after the meeting. “Effective preparation and planning for a sustainable ceasefire is an important step towards achieving lasting peace and stability in Yemen”.
The discussions were facilitated by leading international experts on ceasefire and are part of a series of engagements offered to the delegations to the Military Coordination Committee.