Imbo (Sweden) - The rebels seized Hodeida in a takeover of territory in 2014.
Published: Sat 8 Dec 2018, 9:00 PM
Updated: Sun 9 Dec 2018, 7:34 AM
Yemen's foreign minister said on Saturday the rebel-held port of Hodeida must be handed over to the government, amid UN-brokered talks on the conflict between the government and Houthi insurgents.
"We accept that the port works under the administration that ran the port in 2014," Khaled Al Yamani said. The rebels seized Hodeida in a takeover of territory in 2014. However, Houthi negotiator Mohammed Abdusalam said Hodeida port should be declared a "neutral zone" and the UN could play a role in Sanaa airport.
Al Yamani said the government controlled city of Aden could be home to the country's main airport.
"We are ready to reopen Sanaa international airport today... but we have a vision that Aden will be the sovereign airport of Yemen," Al Yamani said. "If the other side accepts...flights could land in Aden and leave to Sanaa, Hodeida, other airports."
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