The UN envoy to Yemen and President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi met Thursday (December 1st) in the southern city of Aden to discuss a new bid to end the country's conflict, AFP reported.
Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, who flew in from Riyadh , held several hours of talks with Hadi at al-Maashiq palace, where several members of his government also are staying, before leaving Aden, an official in Hadi's government said.
Local media reported that Hadi handed the envoy a letter reiterating the government’s rejection of a roadmap the envoy had presented in October.
The contents of the peace roadmap have not been made public.
Ould Cheikh Ahmed said this week he has been preparing "for a new round" of peace talks, after a previous round held in Kuwait collapsed in August.
Thursday's meeting was the first between Hadi and the UN envoy to take place in Aden, which has been serving as Yemen's temporary capital since it was recaptured last year from the Iran-backed Houthis (Ansarallah).
