The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen announced on Friday that it was extending a unilateral ceasefire in the country by one month.
The announcement was made by Arab Coalition spokesman Col. Turki al-Malki and carried by the state-run Saudi Press Agency.
The two-week ceasefire in Yemen announced by the Coalition expired on Thursday. It had gone into effect on April 9 to support the UN-led peace process and Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ call for a ceasefire.
The move aims to facilitate talks sponsored by UN special envoy Martin Griffiths for a permanent ceasefire, and to confront the coronavirus outbreak during the holy month of Ramadan, Malki said Friday.
He reiterated his call for exerting all efforts to reach a permanent ceasefire in Yemen and agree on “serious and tangible” steps to alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people.
