The United Nations envoy for Yemen said on Monday he was encouraged by intensified efforts for an expanded truce deal but stressed they should seek an inclusive process for a sustainable political settlement.
A UN-brokered truce deal agreed in April and rolled over twice delivered the longest stretch of relative calm that has largely held since its expiry on Oct. 2, though the two sides stepped up an economic war.
The UN envoy said that while key elements of the initial pact were holding, continued limited military activity on frontlines and "escalatory political and economic measures" could reignite violence.
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