ADEN, Yemen, June 10 (Xinhua) -- The Office of the UN Special Envoy for Yemen on Wednesday concluded a new round of Military Coordination Committee (MCC) meetings in Jordan's Amman on recent developments in Yemen and the region.
This round, bringing together representatives from the internationally-recognized Yemeni government and the Joint Forces Command of the Saudi-led coalition, focused on ceasefire planning, maritime security and tension reduction, the office wrote on social media platform X.
"Such engagement under United Nations auspices remains critical in a rapidly evolving and unpredictable security environment for Yemen and the region," the office quoted UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg as saying.
Based on a commitment made by all sides, the office plans to convene all three MCC delegations, including the Houthi group, in the coming period, it wrote.
The MCC was established in April 2022 as part of a UN-brokered truce to facilitate military dialogue and de-escalation, and held its first meeting in Amman in May that same year, featuring the participation of all three MCC delegations.
Yemen has been mired in conflict since late 2014, when Houthi forces took control of the capital Sanaa and much of the north, triggering a broader conflict that escalated in 2015. ■
