聯合國在日內瓦開啓和平談判

The United Nations opened peace talks Tuesday in Geneva in a bid to find a "durable settlement" to the crisis in Yemen.

聯合國星期二在日內瓦開啓和平談判，努力尋找解決也門危機的持久方案。

U.N. envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed also announced the start of a week-long cease-fire, saying the goal is to make that halt in fighting permanent and "pave the way for a return to a peaceful and orderly political transition."

聯合國也門特使艾哈邁德還宣佈，開始爲期一個星期的停火。他說，停火的目的是實現永久停戰，“爲重新回到和平而有序的政治過渡鋪路”。

He said in a statement Tuesday's cease-fire is a critical first step to building lasting peace.

他星期二在一份聲明中說，停火是建立持久和平關鍵的第一步。

The conflict between forces supporting President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi's government and Iran-backed Houthi rebels has killed an estimated 5,700 people since late last year.

支持也門總統哈迪政府的軍隊和伊朗支持的胡塞反政府武裝之間的衝突，從去年年底以來已經造成大約5700人喪生。

It was not clear if the Houthis would abide by the halt in fighting.

目前還不清楚胡塞反政府武裝是否會遵守停火。