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Saudi envoy says visit to Yemen's rebel-held capital will 'stabilise' truce
Riyadh wants to 'support the prisoner exchange process and explore venues of dialogue between Yemeni components to reach a sustainable, comprehensive political solution'
In this handout photo released on April 9, 2023 by the Houthi group’s media arm, Saudi, Yemen and Omani delegates pose for a photo in Sanaa, Yemen.
Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Yemen said on Monday he had travelled to the country's rebel-held capital to strengthen a truce and push dialogue that could end the country's eight-year-old war.
"I visit Sanaa along with a delegation from the brotherly Sultanate of Oman to stabilise the truce and ceasefire," Mohammed Al Jaber said on Twitter in the first official comment from Saudi authorities about the trip.
He added that he also wants to "support the prisoner exchange process and explore venues of dialogue between Yemeni components to reach a sustainable, comprehensive political solution."
The Saudi delegation's visit to Sanaa is part of a flurry of diplomatic activity to end the conflict pitting the Iran-backed Huthis against a Saudi-led coalition supporting the internationally recognised government.
A truce announced roughly a year ago has significantly reduced active hostilities within Yemen, and is still largely respected even though it officially expired in October.
A Yemeni government source, speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity, said at the weekend that the Saudis and Huthis had agreed in principle on a new six-month truce to pave the way for talks on establishing a two-year "transition".
On Sunday, Huthi media showed Al Jaber shaking hands with the rebels' political leader, Mahdi al-Mashat.
Saudi officials have not provided details or responded to requests for comment about the meetings in Sanaa, which the Huthis seized in 2014, prompting the Saudi-led intervention the following year.
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