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Yemenis wait outside a hospital in Sanaa early on April 20, 2023, after a stampede during charity distribution left at least 85 people dead and over 300 injured. - The latest tragedy to strike the Arabian Peninsula's poorest country came days ahead of Eid al-Fitr, a Muslim holiday celebrated around the world by feasting to mark the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. Hundreds of people in the poverty-hit country had gathered at a school in the capital Sanaa to receive cash handouts of 5,000 Yemeni Rials (around $8). (Photo by AFP)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has extended an invitation to a delegation from Sana'a, Yemen, to engage in talks aimed at furthering the pursuit of a permanent and comprehensive ceasefire, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Thursday.
The invitation is part of an ongoing effort initiated by Saudi Arabia and supported by Oman to establish a lasting and comprehensive ceasefire in Yemen. These diplomatic endeavors are integral to achieving a sustainable and mutually acceptable political solution, involving all relevant Yemeni parties.
The invitation comes as a logical progression of the Saudi initiative first announced in March 2021. Subsequent meetings and discussions, led by the Saudi team under the able chairmanship of Mohammed Al Jabir, Ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to Yemen, and featuring the active participation of the Sultanate of Oman in Sana'a from April 8 to 13, 2023, have laid the groundwork for this crucial dialogue, the ministry said.
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