Houthi-Controlled Areas: Mike Pompeo and Saudi Arabia

houthi-controlled areas: The secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, issued a statement about three hours later, proposing specific terms for a ceasefire, according to The Guardian. The time is now for the cessation of hostilities, including missile and UAV strikes from Houthi-controlled areas into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates UAE . Subsequently, coalition air strikes must cease in all populated areas in Yemen, Pompeo said. The US defence secretary, James Mattis, told an audience in Washington that Saudi Arabia and its Emirati allies were ready for a deal and that the talks between the Saudi-led coalition and the Houthi rebels were being arranged by the United Nations special envoy, Martin Griffiths. Khashoggi murder may be tipping point in Yemen's agony Read more Substantive consultations under the UN special envoy must commence this November in a third country to implement confidence-building measures to address the underlying issues of the conflict, the demilitarisation of borders, and the concentration of all large weapons under international observation, the secretary of state added. On Wednesday the Swedish foreign minister, Margot Wallstr m, confirmed that the UN had asked whether the country could provide a venue for talks that it would be happy to act as host. Pompeo did not name the venue for the talks, but Mattis said it would be Sweden. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.