Ould Cheikh: U.N. Backed Yemen Peace Talks Adjourn Until July 15

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Al-Thawar Net

United Nations-mediated talks to end more than a year of war in Yemen have adjourned and will reconvene in Kuwait on July 15 after Ramadan Eid holiday, the U.N. envoy, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, said on Wednesday.

A shaky ceasefire coinciding with negotiations has paused fighting which raged across the country. Saudi-led air strikes have increased and Islamic State has taken advantage of a security vacuum to launch a string of bombings.

“The two delegations will use the coming two weeks to meet their respective leaderships,” Ould Cheikh Ahmed said in a statement.

“(They) will then return to Kuwait on 15 July with practical recommendations on how to implement the necessary mechanisms that will enable them to sign a peace accord and thus end the conflict in Yemen,” he said.