Yemenis hopeful of peace in wake of Sweden deal
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · News & Politics
(13 Dec 2018) People on the streets of Sanaa said they were hoping for a "real Yemeni solution" to the civil war in the country and for an understanding to be reached between the opposing parties, following peace talks in Sweden. Yemen's warring sides agreed Thursday to an immediate cease-fire in the strategic port city of Hodeida, where fighting has disrupted vital aid deliveries and left the country on the brink of starvation in the 4-year-old civil war. The agreement, which has been praised by the United Nations, includes a withdrawal of combatants to outside the city limits within two weeks. The truce, along with a mass prisoner exchange agreement reached earlier, were seen as important first steps toward further talks in January aimed at drawing down a stalemated conflict that has killed thousands of people and left millions more in misery in the Arab world's poorest country. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/646d5f2513f400045268c18d8e9c29ac
