ADEN, Yemen, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations special envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths arrived in the war-torn city of Hodeidah on Friday.
Local sources confirmed to Xinhua that the UN envoy met local leaders of the Houthi group in Hodeidah and closely observed the temporary cease-fire in the Red Sea port city.
Griffiths also visited the strategic port city of Hodeidah along with pro-Houthi officials and representatives from international organizations, according to the sources.
On Thursday, the UN envoy met with the Houthi rebel leader Abdulmalik al-Houthi in the country's capital Sanaa.
During the meeting, the Houthi leader reaffirmed his group's commitment to attending the December peace talks, the rebels' spokesman Mohammed Abdulsalam said on his Twitter account.
Hodeidah, the main Red Sea port city which handles 80 percent of Yemen's imports and aid, has witnessed deadly clashes over the past few weeks between the government troops backed by the Saudi-led coalition forces and the Houthi rebels.
The government backed by the Saudi-led Arab coalition has been trying to recapture Hodeidah from Houthis who seized it along with much of the country's north in late 2014.
Griffiths urged the UN Security Council on Friday to adopt a humanitarian truce before holding peace talks in Sweden next month.
The fighting has been reduced over the past few days upon international pressure on the rival forces.
The major government offensive against the rebels in Hodeidah has displaced about 445,000 people since July, according to the UN aid agencies.
The previous talks in Geneva collapsed in September after the Houthi delegation did not appear.
