Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashed Al-Zayani, Secretary General of the Riyadh-based Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), met in Paris today with UN Secretary General's envoy for Yemen Ismail Wild Sheikh Ahmed. During the meeting, developments of the situations in Yemen and efforts being exerted to push the peaceful political process forward on the bases of the GCC initiative and outcomes of the national dialogue as well as the Security Council's pertinent resolutions, including No. 2216 were discussed. They shed light on the importance of convening the Riyadh conference on 17 May, intensifying relief and humanitarian works for the Yemeni people, continuing cooperation and coordination between the GCC and the UN to provide the necessary support for the political solution and enhancing security and stability in Yemen.