MUSCAT: Oman has negotiated a release of an Indonesian and a Malaysian held in Yemen, according to the state-run Oman News Agency.
The news agency reported on Monday night that the Sultanate reached an agreement “with the relevant authorities in Sanaa,” Yemen’s rebel-held capital, for the return of the two captives.
It said they arrived in Oman on Monday.
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The brief statement did not identify those freed.
Oman did not join a Saudi-led military campaign targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels.
Since the war, Oman has been crucial in negotiating the release of prisoners held in Yemen by the Houthis.
The Saudi-led coalition launched its war in Yemen in March 2015.
Last week, Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs met Martin Griffiths, UN Special Envoy to Yemen.
The two sides discussed the process of achieving peace in Yemen and the preparations for the upcoming consultations between the Yemeni parties under the aegis of the United Nations (UN).
