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Long-anticipated peace talks on the conflict in Yemen are due to start in Geneva on Monday.
The talks were originally scheduled for last month, but were postponed1 after the main warring parties failed to agree on the terms of the talks.
The talks are to include representatives of President Abd-Rabbo Mansour Hadi's government, the Houthi rebels, representatives of former President Saleh who are fighting alongside the Houthis, as well as several other Yemeni political parties involved in the ongoing2 civil war.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and his special envoy3 for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed will be attending the talks.
也门和平谈判在日内瓦举行
The UN hopes the talks will bring an end to the conflict that has plunged4 the country into a state of humanitarian5 catastrophe6 and killed 2,600 people.
Ahmed Fawzi is the Director of the U.N. information office.
"The idea is to bring them together but if that doesn't happen, the special envoy will hold proximity7 talks, which means he will shuttle between both groups. There are two rooms, two rooms and he will shuttle between the two rooms throughout the day in the hope that they can be brought together."
Yemen was plunged into turmoil8 last year After the Shiite Houthi rebels took control of much of the country and drove President Hadi into exile.
Saudi Arabia and its Sunni Arab allies launched an air offensive in late March on Yemen but have so far failed to defeat the Houthis.
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vt.& vi.延期,缓办,(使)延迟vt.把…放在次要地位;[语]把…放在后面(或句尾)vi.(疟疾等)延缓发作(或复发) | |
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v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
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n.人道主义者,博爱者,基督凡人论者 | |
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catastrophe
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n.大灾难,大祸 | |
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n.接近,邻近 | |
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n.骚乱,混乱,动乱 | |
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