Soldiers escort government officials touring the container terminal at Aden port, Yemen December 12, 2018 . REUTERS/Fawaz Salman
RIMBO, Sweden/ADEN (Reuters) - Yemen's warring parties agreed on Wednesday to reopen Sanaa airport in the Houthi-held capital, sources said, as Western nations pressed the two sides to accept confidence-building steps before the end of U.N.-led peace talks in Sweden.
The Iranian-aligned Houthi movement and the Saudi-backed government of Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi were still discussing a United Nations proposal on the contested port city of Hodeidah, a lifeline for millions of Yemenis facing starvation.
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