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Kerry Announces Yemen Truce to Start Nov. 17

Kerry Announces Yemen Truce to Start Nov. 17
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The Ansarullah revolutionaries and Saudi-led military alliance fighting in Yemen agreed to observe a cessation of hostilities from Nov. 17, US Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday.

Kerry Announces Yemen Truce to Start Nov. 17

Both parties also agreed to work towards forming a unity government, Kerry added.
The country's near 20-month Saudi campaign against Yemen has claimed the lives of more than 10,000 people and displaced more than three million.

Speaking after talks in Oman, Kerry said he had presented the parties with a document calling on pushing a proposed peace deal that included a call for a cease-fire.

He said the Ansarullah have agreed to "abide by the terms of the April 10 cessation of hostilities beginning on Nov. 17, provided the other party implements the same commitment and thus far the Emiratis and the Saudis ... they have both agreed to try to move forward with this."

He was referring to a cease-fire that began in April and lasted until the end of August when UN-sponsored peace talks in Kuwait ended in disagreement.

Kerry also said the parties "have agreed to work towards establishing a new national unity government in a safe and secure Sanaa ... as a goal towards the end of the year."

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

 

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