Yemeni peace talks in Switzerland have been halted after the country's Houthi rebel delegation suspended all meetings with the government in protest over ceasefire violations, members of Yemen's two warring sides say.
The Houthis said they would not resume talks unless the UN condemned the breaches by government forces of the week-long truce, the delegates said.
Houthi fighters have also ignored the ceasefire agreement.
But the UN, which is mediating the talks, cast doubts on the alleged suspension.
"In my latest meeting with the heads of delegations, they all renewed their commitment for a ceasefire," the UN special envoy for the country, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, tweeted on Friday evening.
The deputy spokesman for the UN secretary-general, Farhan Haq, said the UN had no confirmation of any suspension of talks and that Ahmed "remains in touch with the parties".
The war in Yemen pits the Houthis and army units loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh against pro-government forces, which are backed by a US-supported, Saudi-led coalition, as well as southern separatists, religious extremists and other militants.
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