Saudi and Omani delegations held talks with Houthi officials in Yemen's capital Sanaa Sunday, as Riyadh seeks a permanent ceasefire to end its military involvement in the country's long-running war. The visit indicates progress in the Oman-mediated consultations between Riyadh and Sanaa, which run in parallel to UN peace efforts. The peace initiatives have gained momentum after Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed to re-establish ties in a deal brokered by China. Oman, which shares borders with Yemen, has been trying for years to bridge differences between Yemen's warring parties, and more broadly between Iran and Saudi Arabia and the United States. The envoys met with the head of Houthi Supreme Political Council, Mahdi al-Mashat, in Sanaa's presidential palace.