The Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on Yemen, Jamal Benomar, expressed his great pleasure on the release today of Ahmed Awadh Bin Mubarak, Director of the Office of the President, Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi, by Ansarallah after his continuous mediation efforts.

The Special Adviser remarked that this news would help reduce tensions and enable progress in the on-going negotiations that he has been facilitating. Mr. Benomar urged Ansarallah to undertake steps that would be in the best interest of all political sides and the people of Yemen.

In the context of the daily meetings of all the signatories to the Peace and National Partnership Agreement that Mr. Benomar has been convening, he pressed all political parties to act responsibly and to give priority to the national interest in order to overcome the current crisis.