The Saudi ambassador to Yemen , Muhammad Al Jaber, announced on Monday evening that his visit to the Yemeni capital, Sana'a, to meet with Houthi officials aimed to "stabilize the truce" and discuss ways to push for a "comprehensive and sustainable political solution" after years of war.

"I am visiting Sana'a, in the presence of a delegation from the brotherly Sultanate of Oman, with the aim of establishing the truce and ceasefire, supporting the prisoner exchange process, and discussing ways of dialogue between the Yemeni components to reach a comprehensive and sustainable political solution in Yemen," the ambassador said in a tweet.

He added, "The Kingdom's government and people have stood for decades with the brothers in Yemen in the darkest circumstances and political and economic crises, and fraternal efforts have been continuing since 2011 to achieve the aspirations of the people of brotherly Yemen for the return of security, stability and economic prosperity."

On Sunday, a Saudi delegation held talks with the Houthis in Sanaa, in a rare visit to the capital, which is under the control of the Iran-allied rebels, as part of a new effort to revive the peace process in Yemen after the recent rapprochement between Riyadh and Tehran .

A picture published by Houthi-affiliated media showed the Saudi ambassador shaking hands with the head of the Political Council in Sana'a, Mahdi Al-Mashat , and another picture of the two mediating with the Saudi delegation and an Omani delegation leading the mediation between the two sides and Houthi officials.

And on Monday, two Yemeni officials said that Al Jaber met with the leader of the Houthis , Abdul-Malik Al-Houthi , but Riyadh did not confirm that the meeting took place.

Saudi delegations have previously visited the capital, Sana'a, for talks about prisoner exchanges with the Houthis, who control the capital and vast areas in the north, center and west of the poorest countries of the Arabian Peninsula.

However, this high-level visit comes in the midst of regional and international efforts to push for a political solution that opens the door to Saudi Arabia's exit from the war, and then brings down the curtain on the conflict between the Houthis and the government, which has killed hundreds of thousands of people.

These efforts derive their impetus from an agreement concluded last month between Saudi Arabia, which since 2015 has led a military coalition in Yemen in support of the government, and Iran, which supports the Houthis, stipulating the resumption of diplomatic relations between them after seven years of estrangement.

According to Yemeni government sources, members of the Yemeni Presidency Council recently agreed to a Saudi vision regarding resolving the Yemeni crisis after Saudi-Houthi talks under Omani sponsorship lasted for two months in Muscat.

The Saudi perception, according to the same sources, is based on agreeing to a truce for a period of six months in a first phase to build confidence, and then a period of negotiation for three months on managing the transitional phase, which will last for two years, during which the final solution will be negotiated between all parties.

The first stage includes confidence-building measures, the most important of which is paying the salaries of government employees in all areas, including the areas controlled by the Houthis, and opening closed roads and the airport.