Top UAE diplomat meets UN Special Envoy for Yemen

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The UAE's top diplomat has met with the UN Special Envoy for Yemen.

Dr. Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs held talks with Martin Griffiths on the sidelines of 74th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York.

They discussed the current developments in Yemen and the prospects for a political solution.

The two sides stressed the importance of pursuing efforts to implement the Stockholm Agreement and end the current political stalemate.

Dr. Gargash and Griffiths also commended the role being played by Saudi Arabia to bring Yemeni parties to the negotiating table and emphasised the importance of settling internal disputes between the Yemeni government and the Southern Transitional Council through constructive dialogue.

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