Kuwait welcomes agreement between Yemeni parties in Sweden peace talks

Kuwait has welcomed the agreement reached between Yemeni parties on several key issues at the conclusion of the week-long peace talks in Sweden.

This agreement is considered an important and positive step to find a comprehensive solution to the ongoing conflict in Yemen, a source at Kuwait's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.

The deal is in line with the three references: The Gulf initiative and its executive mechanisms, the outcomes of the national dialogue and the UN Security Council Resolution 2216, the source stated.

It underlined the importance of abiding by this deal in order to stop the bloodshed and ending suffering of the Yemeni people.

The source extolled the huge efforts, which were highly appreciated, by Sweden and the UN so as to reach such an accord.

The conciliation talks in Sweden between the Yemeni parties concluded earlier in the day after agreeing on some key issues, mainly Hodeidah, Taiz and prisoners' swap.

On Hodeidah, the agreement stipulates that Houthis withdraw from the ports of Hodeidah, al-Salif and Raas Issa toward north of Sanaa within 14 days, and the government redeploy its troops south.

It stipulates also that Houthis withdraw fully from Hodeidah city in the second phase to sites outside their northern borders within 21 days.

The two sides further agreed on ceasefire in Hodeidah and its ports, enhancing the UN efforts, commitment not to making any military reinforcement of both parties, opening corridors for humanitarian aid as well as depositing all revenues of the ports at the country's central bank.

The talks, which concluded Thursday, kicked off last Thursday in Sweden, in an attempt to contain the crisis and reach a settlement through discussing building confidence and curbing violence and others.