"UN envoy to Yemen Jamal Benomar arrived on Thursday in Sanaa, where he will meet several government and opposition figures to discuss recent developments and the best means for resolving the current crisis," Saba said.
Benomar, who left Sanaa on October 3 after his two-week-long visit failed to persuade Yemen`s rivals to agree on a power transfer mechanism, told Saba: "This visit is aimed at following political efforts to help Yemen exit its current crisis."
"I hope it will be a chance to resolve outstanding issues between political counterparts in Yemen," he said.
Following Benomar`s last visit, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution strongly condemning deadly government attacks on demonstrators and backed a Gulf-brokered plan under which President Ali Abdullah Saleh would end his 33 years in power.
Saleh, who had "welcomed" the resolution, has repeatedly stalled the Gulf initiative aimed at ending months of protests. Under the plan he will step down 30 days after it is signed in exchange for immunity from prosecution.
The Security Council had called on Saleh to keep a promise to immediately sign the plan and for a peaceful power transition "without further delay."
The opposition has repeatedly accused Saleh of playing for time as tensions soar in the capital Sanaa while the impoverished country`s economy is heading towards a total collapse.
Several hundred people have been killed since protests against the president began. (*)
Editor: Kunto Wibisono
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