UN special envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths announced on Saturday the conclusion of the Yemeni consultations in Geneva. He expressed his frustration at the failure of the Houthi militias delegation to participate at the consultations. The Iran-backed Houthis had also rejected the envoy’s proposed alternatives and options for bringing them to Geneva. Griffith thanked the Yemeni government for its involvement in the positive and fruitful consultations held over three days. The group of 19 sponsors of the Gulf Initiative and representatives of the five member countries of the Security Council participated in the meeting. The UN envoy announced that he will visit Sanaa in the coming days to continue consultations and arrangements for the next round.