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Yemeni Government and Houthis Sign Peace Deal in Amman
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In Short: The internationally recognized Yemeni government and the Supreme Political Council, including the Houthis, have signed a peace deal in Amman, Jordan, after 14 weeks of negotiations, with U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres urging swift implementation.
The internationally recognized Yemeni government and the Supreme Political Council, which includes the Houthis, signed a peace deal in Amman, Jordan, after 14 weeks of negotiations observed by U.N. officials and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the deal, calling on the parties to move swiftly toward its implementation so families could soon be reunited, according to a U.N. spokesperson.
Yahya Kazman, head of the government delegation, stated that a 'number of politicians and media professionals' held by the Houthis will also be released, as noted in a post on X.
Guterres also urged the government and the Houthis to build on the positive momentum generated by the deal and engage constructively toward an inclusive political process for a just and lasting peace in Yemen, as his deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq said.
The agreement builds on negotiations held in Oman in December 2025, as stated by Grundberg.
Background
The Supreme Political Council is an extraconstitutional collective head of state and rival executive established in 2016 in Sanaa by the Houthis and the pro-Houthi faction of the General People's Congress (GPC) to rule areas of Yemen under their control opposed to the internationally recognized Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) in Aden.
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- The deal was signed in Amman, Jordan, after 14 weeks of negotiations observed by U.N. officials and the International Committee of the Red Cross.
- U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed the deal and called on the parties to move swiftly toward implementing it so families could soon be reunited, a U.N. spokesperson said.
- The head of the government delegation, Yahya Kazman, said in a post on X that a “number of politicians and media professionals” held by the Houthis will also be released.
- Guterres also called on the government and the Houthis to build on the positive momentum generated by the deal and to engage constructively toward an inclusive political process for a just and lasting peace in Yemen,…
- “The Secretary-General further urges the Houthis to immediately and unconditionally release all arbitrarily detained personnel from the United Nations, NGOs, civil society and diplomatic missions,” Haq said.
- The agreement builds on negotiations held in Oman in December 2025, Grundberg said.