A UN special envoy visited Iran to support rebels over the civil war in Yemen, which is said to be the worst humanitarian crisis in the world, and exchanged opinions with the Iranian side toward the realization of a ceasefire.
President Biden of the United States has expressed his intention to end the civil war, and the focus is on whether concrete discussions will proceed between the United Nations and related countries in the future.
In Yemen, the civil war has continued between the Hadi administration supported by Saudi Arabia and the Houthi movement supported by Iran since 2015, and food shortages and the spread of infectious diseases have become serious, and "the world's worst humanitarian crisis" It is also said.
Special Envoy Griffith, who is in charge of Yemeni affairs at the United Nations, met with Foreign Minister Zarif in Tehran, the capital of Iran, on the 8th.
According to the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they exchanged views on the realization of a ceasefire and also discussed financial assistance measures for Yemen.
Regarding the Yemeni Civil War, in February, US President Joe Biden announced that he would change the policy of the former Trump administration and stop supporting Saudi Arabia-led military operations, including the sale of weapons, aiming to end the civil war. I will.
For that reason, the focus is on whether concrete discussions will proceed between the United Nations and related countries toward the end of the Yemeni Civil War.