The Egyptian Foreign Ministry has announced the approval of flights between Cairo and Sana’a International Airports under the current United Nations truce in Yemen for two months ending in early June next year.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicated on its social media account that “Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri received a phone call from United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, who thanked President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi for allowing direct flights between Cairo and Sanaa within the framework of the UN truce. “In Yemen”.

She added, “Showkri expressed his hope that this move will help stabilize the truce, alleviate the suffering of the brotherly Yemeni people, contribute to efforts to bring stability and security to Yemen, support a sustainable resolution of the crisis there, and wish it all the best for the Yemeni people.”

Previously, the first commercial flight took off from Sana’a International Airport after a 6-year shutdown under the UN Armistice Agreement, which called for two flights to and from Sana’a International Airport per week.

The Yemeni Civil Aviation and Meteorological Authority called on the United Nations to “respect the terms of the ceasefire by operating 16 agreed flights during the remainder of the ceasefire to alleviate the suffering of Yemeni citizens”.