Amman, 05 January 2021 - The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen Martin Griffiths will be visiting Riyadh and Aden in the next few days, to meet with the Yemeni President and the newly formed Cabinet.

The Special Envoy will first head to Riyadh where he is scheduled to meet with Yemeni President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi as well as senior Saudi officials. He will then proceed to Aden to meet with Prime Minister Muin Abdel Malek and members of the Government of Yemen.

The visit comes after the formation of the new Cabinet and the attack in Aden airport on 30 December targeting the Government's ministers that resulted in numerous civilian deaths and injuries.