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TEHRAN, November 29 - U.N.-sponsored peace talks between Yemen's warring parties are expected to start next week in Sweden, Britain's envoy to Yemen said on Thursday, as Western allies press for an end to the war that has pushed the country to the verge of starvation.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - The United Nations is trying to reconvene talks between the Saudi-backed government led by Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and Houthis who control much of the north to agree a framework for peace and a transitional governing body.
A previous round in Geneva collapsed in September when the Houthis failed to show up.
The outrage over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has increased scrutiny on Riyadh's role in conflicts in the region, potentially giving Western powers, which provide arms and intelligence to the Saudi-led military coalition trying to restore Hadi to power, greater impetus for action, Reuters reported.
"The Sweden consultations led by the U.N. envoy will take place next week ... the political solution is the way to move forward," Michael Aron, the Riyadh-based British ambassador to Yemen, tweeted to the Houthis' spokesman Mohammed Abdusalam.
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