White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan welcomed Friday the “breakthrough” prisoner exchange between the warring parties in Yemen.
“The United States welcomes the exchange of nearly 900 prisoners across both sides of the conflict today in Yemen,” Sullivan said in a press statement.
“This breakthrough prisoner exchange is being overseen by the ICRC and was the result of many months of constructive engagement and mediation overseen by the UN’s Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg.” Sullivan affirmed the US support to this UN-led deal and commitment to helping consolidate the truce that has now been in effect for over one year and helping to set the conditions for a more enduring peace.
He noted that the past year in Yemen has been the quietest since the war began, saving thousands of Yemeni lives and allowing for vast increases in humanitarian assistance, fuel imports, and civilian flights to and from Sanaa.
“Building on the prisoner exchange today, we encourage all parties to further consolidate these positive trends and ultimately forge a diplomatic resolution to the conflict,” the US official advised
Source: Kuwait News Agency