Yemen's Defense Minister meets UN envoy

Yemeni Defense Minister Mohammed Nasser Ahmed met here on Sunday with UN envoy to Yemen Jamal bin Omar, who is currently visiting Yemen. During the meeting, they reviewed the developments and several issues concerning the implementation of the Gulf initiative, topped by the armed forces reconstruction. Ahmed pointed to the military affairs committee's achievements in this regard and in removing the sources of tension and restoring security and stability in the country. He valued the UN envoy's continuous efforts and follow-up to the progress of the settlement deal in Yemen. The UN envoy stressed that the UN closely watches the Gulf initiative's implementation and will not allow deterring its progress, hailing the efforts of the military affairs committee to remove the tension and achieve stability in the country.