SANAA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi rebels said an official delegation from Oman arrived in capital Sanaa on Saturday to discuss a UN proposal of cease-fire and humanitarian arrangements.
"The Omani delegation will discuss the arrangements of a cease-fire and humanitarian situation," Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdulsalam was quoted by the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV as saying.
The spokesman did not provide more details.
Meanwhile, the Yemeni Foreign Ministry tweeted that Foreign Minister Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak arrived early Saturday morning in the Omani capital Muscat to exchange views with his Omani counterpart over efforts of pushing peace process in Yemen.
The diplomatic efforts came nearly a week after a visit of the UN Special Envoy for Yemen Martin Griffiths to Sanaa, where he met with Houthi chief Abdulmalik al-Houthi.
The Houthis began in February a major offensive against the Saudi-back Yemeni government army to capture the oil-rich province of Marib in central Yemen, which hosts nearly 2 million internally displaced people.
Yemen has been mired in a civil war since late 2014 when the Houthi militia seized control of several northern provinces and forced the internationally recognized government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi out of Sanaa. Enditem