Aden, Muharram 17, 1438, Oct 18, 2016, SPA -- The Yemeni government welcomed the announcement made by United Nations Secretary General Special Envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Al-Cheikh Ahmed, on a cease-fire scheduled to come into effect as of midnight tomorrow, on Wednesday. Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Abdul Malik Al-Mikhlafi, stressed that President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, has agreed on a cease-fire for a period of 72 hours, renewable , if the other party adheres to the ceasefire, the activation of Pacification Commission, the end of the siege around the city of Taiz and the delivery of relief materials and humanitarian aid without restrictions . As reported by the official news agency of Yemen, the UN Secretary General Special Envoy to Yemen announced last night in New York a plan for the resumption of a comprehensive cessation of hostilities in Yemen, stressing that he received assurances from all Yemeni parties of their commitment to the terms and conditions for the cessation of hostilities as of April 10, 2016, which will take effect again starting from 23:59 pm on 19th October, 2016 at local time of Yemen for 72 hours, renewable. The Yemeni official renewed the legitimate government's support in his country for the efforts of UN envoy to Yemen and its positive dealing with all the international calls for peace in Yemen, according to the three references represented by UN resolution No. 2216, the relevant resolutions, the Gulf initiative and its executive mechanism, the outputs of the national dialogue, and the latest result from the quadrilateral meeting on Yemen held in London last Sunday. --SPA 14:40 LOCAL TIME 11:40 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w