Yemeni president meets UN special envoy 'Martin Griffith'

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Yemeni President Mahdi Al-Mashat met Monday with the special envoy of the United Nations to Yemen Martin Griffith.

During the meeting, the officials discussed the disastrous humanitarian situation caused by the US-Saudi aggression and siege imposed on the Yemeni people since 2015, and the role that the United Nations should play in this regard.

The meeting touched upon the peace process, the efforts exerted to achieve its success, lifting the siege on Yemeni airports and ports as well as allowing the entry of necessary relief and food items to the Yemeni people.

Al-Mashat stressed on the importance of the United Nations to play its role in alleviating the humanitarian disaster left by the US-Saudi aggression and the siege, reaffirming the support of the UN envoy efforts.

In his turn, the UN envoy reviewed the efforts currently being made to alleviate the humanitarian suffering experienced by the Yemeni people.



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