Riyadh, June 2, 2022, SPA -- Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Dr. Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf has welcomed UN Special Envoy of the Secretary General for Yemen Hans Grundberg’s announcement today to extend the truce for additional two months as per the same provisions of the original agreement that went into force on April 2, 2022. Al-Hajraf stressed that agreeing on extend the truce reflects the importance placed by the international community to the Yemeni crisis, praising the efforts of Grundberg and the leadership of the Arab coalition to support legitimacy and all parties in extending the truce that will contribute to providing necessary conditions for Yemeni sides to embark on the political process until reaching a comprehensive peace that realizes security and stability in Yemen. --SPA 17:58 LOCAL TIME 14:58 GMT 0022 www.spa.gov.sa/w1741854