UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg announced on Friday a two-month truce, adding that it comes into effect on Saturday, April 2, at 19:00.

“The parties accepted to halt all offensive military air, ground and maritime operations inside Yemen and across its borders,” Grundberg said in a press statement.

Grundberg added that the parties also agreed for fuel ships to enter into Hodeidah ports and commercial flights to operate in and out of Sanaa airport to predetermined destinations in the region, noting they further agreed to meet under my auspices to open roads in Taiz and other governorates in Yemen.

“The Truce can be renewed beyond the two-month period with the consent of the parties,” Grundberg said.

Yemen has been since March 25, 2015 under aggression by the Saudi-led coalition in a bid to restore power to fugitive president Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who is Riyadh’s ally.

Tens of thousands of Yemenis have been killed or injured by Saudi-led airstrikes.

The Arab country has been also under harsh blockade b the coalition which includes in addition to the Kingdom, the UAE, Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt, Morocco and Sudan.

Source: Al-Manar English Website