Discussions to implement the armistice.. The Yemeni parliament and government begin to return to Aden

The UN envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, met with Rashad Al-Alimi, head of the Presidential Leadership Council in Yemen, at his residence in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.

A statement from the office of the UN envoy said that Grundberg discussed with Al-Alimi the implementation of the armistice agreement and the importance of building on it in order to reach a political solution to the conflict in Yemen.

Return of parliament and government

In this context, the official Yemeni news agency said that the House of Representatives will hold its first session in the temporary capital, Aden, to discuss the formation of its various organs and committees and the general situation in the country.

The agency indicated that the return of the House of Representatives and state institutions to Aden represents a new stage in restoring the state, overcoming economic challenges, and controlling security and stability in the country.

The Speaker of Parliament and a number of its members arrived in Aden on Sunday, after their participation in the recent Riyadh consultations.

And the 301-member Yemeni parliament, elected since 2003, is divided into government loyalists and others to the Houthi group.

And earlier on Sunday, dozens of government members arrived in Aden (south), to perform their work in accordance with the Yemeni consultations that took place in Saudi Arabia recently.

Demands to ease the siege

For his part, Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmed bin Mubarak stressed the need to open roads and corridors to and from the city of Taiz, as one of the priorities of the truce and a humanitarian demand to alleviate the suffering of millions of people who have been besieged for seven years.

During his meeting with the UN envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, he warned of the dangers of Houthi violations of the armistice, and said that the government was keen to confirm it.

For his part, the UN envoy said that the stability of the truce and ensuring that it becomes a turning point towards peace requires continuous commitment from the parties and broad support from regional countries and the international community.

On April 1, Grundberg announced that the parties to the conflict had agreed to a two-month, extendable truce, which began the next day, with a previous welcome from the Saudi-led Arab coalition, government forces and the Houthis.

For more than 7 years, Yemen has been witnessing a continuous war between forces loyal to the legitimate government backed by an Arab military alliance led by the neighboring Saudi Arabia, and the Iranian-backed Houthis, who have controlled governorates, including the capital, Sanaa, since September 2014.