Yemen peace talks in Sweden kick off with Houthi rebels

The UN sponsored talks between Yemen's government and Houthi rebels opened in  Rimbo (Sweden) today. 

  

The talks in Sweden are the first in two years in a conflict which has pushed impoverished Yemen to the brink of mass



starvation.

 

While the days leading up to the talks looked promising, with the government and rebels agreeing on a prisoner swap deal and the evacuation of wounded insurgents for medical treatment in Oman, the atmosphere between the two sides was tense as the talks opened.