Yemen warring sides agree to swap over 1,000 prisoners

Both sides in Yemen's war have agreed to exchange more than 1,000 prisoners, the UN mediator said on Sunday following talks in Switzerland.

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(From L) ICRC Director for the Near and Middle East Fabrizio Carboni, Head of the Houthi prisoner exchange committee Abdulkader al-Murtada, Head of the Yemeni government delegation Hadi Haig and UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths react at the end of a week-long meeting on a Yemen prisoner exchange agreement on September 27, 2020 in Glion, western Switzerland. - Both sides in Yemen's war have agreed to exchange more than 1,000 prisoners, the UN Special Envoy for Yemen during a week of talks in Switzerland said. PHOTO: FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP

2020-09-27 16:46:40

Both sides in Yemen's war have agreed to exchange more than 1,000 prisoners, the UN mediator said on Sunday following talks in Switzerland.

"I am personally extremely pleased to be here to announce that you have reached a very important milestone," UN envoy Martin Griffiths told reporters.

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