US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday praised the UN-brokered talks aiming to end Yemen's war, saying "peace is possible."
"The United States commends participants from the Yemen consultations in Sweden for making progress on key initiatives," Pompeo said. "The end of these consultations can be the beginning of a new chapter for Yemen."
He also thanked UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths, the Swedish government for hosting the consultations, as well as the governments of Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states for participating in the talks.
His statement came after the Houthi militias agreed at the end of consultations held near Stockholm to withdraw from the Red Sea city of Hodeidah and its port under UN supervision.
Their move came following the legitimate government's approval for an implementation mechanism on prisoner exchange based on lists provided by the two sides on more than 15,000 detainees and missing.
