The United Nations invited on Friday the Yemeni legitimate government and Iran-backed Houthi militias to Geneva next month for talks on resolving the countrys conflict, a spokeswoman said Friday. "I can confirm that the Office of the Special Envoy sent out invitations to the government of Yemen" and the Houthis, UN spokeswoman Alessandra Vellucci told reporters. UN special envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths has said the talks due to open on September 6 will be aimed at charting a path forward to revive UN-backed negotiations which broke down in 2016. Vellucci said she had no information on whether representatives from Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates had also been invited to Geneva. Yemens government has said it has low expectations for the talks, blaming the Houthis for refusing to make concessions.