Yemen's exiled government sets conditions for joining peace talks

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, right, speaks next to The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, left.

Riyadh - The UN's special envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, had announced that both the government and the rebels had agreed to take part.

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By AFP

Published: Sun 13 Sep 2015, 10:35 AM

Last updated: Sun 13 Sep 2015, 12:43 PM

Yemen's exiled government said it would not attend planned UN-brokered peace talks unless rebels first agree to withdraw from territory they have captured in accordance with a UN resolution.
A short statement published by the exiled president's office overnight said the government had decided "not to take part in any meeting until the militia recognises Resolution 2216 and agrees to implement it without conditions".
The UN's special envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, had announced that both the government and the rebels had agreed to take part.
The talks were aimed "at creating a framework for an agreement" on a UN mechanism that would see the Huthis withdraw from territories that they have conquered, the envoy said.
The United Nations has called repeatedly for a ceasefire in Yemen, but talks in Geneva in June collapsed without the warring parties even sitting down in the same room.

AFP

Published: Sun 13 Sep 2015, 10:35 AM

Last updated: Sun 13 Sep 2015, 12:43 PM

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