The United Nations is “working hard to ensure the start of meaningful peace talks in Yemen” before the end of the year, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday.
Speaking in Buenos Aires ahead of the start of the Group of 20 summit of industrialized nations, Guterres said he did not want to raise expectations, due to “a number of setbacks that have taken place,” but said he was hopeful talks would resume.
“We are working hard to create conditions for those peace talks to start, hopefully, this year,” Guterres said.
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Source: Middle East Monitor