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UN Chief Welcomes Exchange of Over 1,000 Prisoners In Yemen - Spokesman

UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16 (Sputnik) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed this week's exchange of more than 1,000 prisoners by Yemen's warring parties, his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a statement on Friday.
“The Secretary-General welcomes the further release of detainees by the Yemeni parties on 15 and 16 October, in line with the agreement reached on September 27 for the release of over 1,000 people who had been detained in connection with the conflict,” Dujarric said.
Some 1,081 prisoners have been released this week in the largest exchange since the start of the conflict more than five years ago.
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