Amman, January 15, 2019, SPA -- Jordan Tuesday has agreed to a United Nations request to host a meeting between representatives of the Yemeni government and Iranian-backed Houthi militias to discuss a prisoner swap deal, a foreign ministry statement said. According to the statement released by the Ministry of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs spokesperson, ambassador Sufyian Al-Qudah said that Jordan has accepted a request by the special United Nations envoy for Yemen to host the talks. He stressed that Jordan stands with Yemeni people and supports efforts aimed at ending the country's long crisis, noting that a political solution must be reached according to the approved references. --SPA 13:41 LOCAL TIME 10:41 GMT 0008 www.spa.gov.sa/w820761