LONDON: Jordan is hosting the committee that will discuss the terms for implementing the agreement to exchange prisoners and detainees in Yemen this week.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday that talks will be held under UN auspices in Amman from Feb. 5 to 19.
The ministry’s spokesman, Fouad Al-Magali, emphasized Jordan’s support for UN and international efforts to achieve peace and stability in Yemen, according to Petra news agency.
In December, the Yemeni government and the Houthi group agreed to exchange 2,900 prisoners, including Saudi and Sudanese nationals, in the largest exchange since the beginning of the war in 2014.
Majed Fadhail, the spokesman for the Yemeni government delegation involved in the prisoner swap talks, confirmed that this round of direct negotiations aims to finalize the names of the prisoners.
He emphasized the Yemeni government’s commitment to releasing all detainees without discrimination.
“(We are) hoping that the other party will deal with the same seriousness and that no obstacles will be placed in the way of implementing the agreement,” he wrote on X, in reference to the Houthi delegation.
Oman hosted the last round of talks between the two warring sides in December.
