Yemen ex-leader Saleh rejects negotiations with govt
December 28, 2015
Yemen’s pro-rebel ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh has rejected further peace talks with the government, urging dialogue with Saudi Arabia, AFP reported.
Riyadh has been leading a military campaign since March against Houthi rebels, who have been supported by Saleh loyalists. “We will not take part in [future] dialogue… unless the war ends” Saleh told members of his General People’s Congress party late on Sunday. GPC representatives attended UN-sponsored peace talks in Switzerland last week. The parties agreed to meet again on January 14 as there had been no major breakthrough in the talks.