"A joint committee of the two [conflicting] sides will be created to control the withdrawal of these forces, and this committee will be set up with the participation of UN representatives and the UN military", Dedushkin said.
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The sides to the Yemeni conflict also agreed to exchange over 4,000 war prisoners in late January 2019, which will finally settle this issue, he added.
New Round of Negotiations
According to the envoy, the new round of Yemen talks, scheduled for late January 2019, may be held in Kuwait.
All of them, including me, are currently temporarily working in Saudi Arabia… The 'quintet' has held multiple talks with all the sides, it has held regular meetings with UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths and his aides. Our goal was to bring the sides' positions closer… I think that we'll continue pursuing this policy at the next round of talks, which is, by hearsay, planned to take place in Kuwait around late January," Dedushkin said.
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Dedushkin told Sputnik that five permanent members of UN Security Council, accredited in Yemen, had played an active role in promoting the recently finished talks on Yemen crisis settlement.
Dedushkin praised the talks, saying that the sides to the conflict had met at a negotiations table for the first time in 2.5 years, and had also shaken hands for the first time.
Tensions During the Talks
The diplomat also stated that the envoys to Yemen from five permanent UN Security Council members were acting "like an ambulance" during the consultations in Sweden.
"The five [ambassadors] held numerous meetings with all the parties to the conflict and regularly met with UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths and his assistants. Our task was to bring the positions of the sides closer. When the UN special envoy had difficulties on any particular issue, the group of five, like an ambulance, immediately joined the work and urged one or the other side to make the right decision", Dedushkin said.
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Dedushkin also stressed that Russia was playing "an extremely important role" as a mediator due to its good relations with both the legitimate government and the Houthi movement. Russia was also "probably the only party" who had trusting relations with the General People's Congress party, he added.
"It really helped. This was noted not only by the UN special envoy, but also by our Western colleagues, who also thanked Russia for its real contribution to the effectiveness of the event. I think that at the next stage of negotiations, which is said to take place in Kuwait in late January, this practice will be continued", he said, thanking Sweden for hosting the talks and providing assistance to its participants.
