Envoys from Yemen's warring sides agree on allowing aid deliveries at talks in Switzerland
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The U.N. special envoy for Yemen says negotiators from the country's warring sides have reached a deal to allow the resumption of humanitarian aid deliveries into the besieged city of Taiz.
Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed hailed "a major step forward" and a first important achievement in the U.N.-brokered peace talks in the Swiss village of Macolin, now in their third day.
A U.N. statement on Thursday also said a large convoy carrying humanitarian aid had reached Taiz, and deliveries are expected to reach other cities, including Hajja and Saada, in coming days.
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It said talks will continue over the next few days with a focus on achieving a "sustainable national cease-fire," force withdrawals and the return of heavy weapons and control of public institutions to the state.