Abdul Malik al-Hajry and Abdul Majid Hanash of the Houthi rebel delegation, speak at a news briefing during the ongoing peace talks on Yemen held at Johannesberg Castle in Rimbo near Stockholm, Sweden December 8, 2018. TT News Agency/Henrik Montgomery/via REUTERS
RIMBO, Sweden (Reuters) - Yemen's warring parties held the first direct talks in U.N.-led peace efforts in Sweden on Sunday to iron out a prisoner swap, one of several confidence-building measures intended to help launch a political process to end nearly four years of conflict.
Since talks began on Thursday, U.N. officials have been shuttling between delegations from the Iranian-aligned Houthi group and the government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi which is backed by a Saudi-led military coalition.
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