Peace talks between the Yemeni government and Houthi rebels, coordinated by the UN, opened in Sweden on Thursday.
At a press conference, Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom said that the people of Yemen have been waiting for peace for a long time.
UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths also expressed hope at the press conference that “serious” progress towards peace can be made and expressed hopes of finding solutions to specific problems that can reduce the suffering.
The talks, at Johannesberg Castle, about 60 kilometers north of Stockholm, are expected to last for about a week, depending on the consultation’s progress, according to Hanan Eldawadi, the chief public information officer at the UN Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen (OSESGY).