Saudi deputy defense minister receives US Special Envoy for Yemen‏

Prince Khalid bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s deputy defense minister, received US Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking.

They reviewed developments in the Yemen, and the joint efforts made to support the Saudi initiative and the UN efforts to ceasefire and reach a comprehensive political solution to the Yemeni crisis.

The envoy’s discussions in the region “will focus on achieving an urgent comprehensive, nationwide, and sustainable cease-fire to ensure the regular and unobstructed delivery of essential commercial goods and humanitarian assistance throughout Yemen and a transition to an inclusive political process,” the State Department said on Tuesday.

Prince Khalid also met with UN Special Envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths.

During the meeting, Prince Khaled bin Salman affirmed Saudi Arabia's keenness to support the efforts of the UN to ceasefire and reach a comprehensive political solution to the Yemeni crisis, while the UN Special Envoy for Yemen praised the humanitarian role played by Saudi Arabia in its endeavor to end the crisis through its comprehensive initiative, which has the full support of the United Nations.