May 17, 2015 Meet the Middle East

UN Yemen envoy urges permanent ceasefire at Riyadh talks

The UN envoy to Yemen called for the extension of a five-day humanitarian ceasefire due to end Sunday, expressing hope it could become permanent."I call on all parties to renew their commitment to this truce for five more days at least," Mauritanian diplomat Ismail Ould Sheikh Ahmed told a meeting in the Saudi capital.
Source: Albawaba : UN Yemen envoy urges permanent ceasefire at Riyadh talks