Civil organizations in Yemeni negotiations call for creating demilitarized zone in Taiz

Abdullah Shaddad, head of the Protection of Law and Promotion of Social Peace Foundation, said that the visit of the UN envoy, Hans Grundberg, to Sanaa two days ago came to complete discussions on reopening the roads in Taiz.

Shaddad, also a member of the Yemeni delegation to Amman, explained in a statement that members of the Houthi delegation demanded to return to their leaders to decide on the reopening, which is still a matter of dispute by the Houthis.

For his part, representative of civil society organizations Abdul Hakim Al-Yafari called on the Yemeni army and Houthi group to establish a demilitarized zone by withdrawing at a distance of five kilometers to reopen roads in the governorate.

The second round of talks between the Yemeni government delegation and Houthis on the reopening of roads in Taiz and other Yemeni areas concluded in Jordan’s capital, Amman, without reaching a conclusion as the Houthis continued to hinder the talks.