Houthis call for transitional government including all Yemen’s political parties

Ersin Çelik
14:228/12/2018, Saturday
U: 8/12/2018, Saturday
REUTERS
Darwan Refugee Camp in Yemen
Darwan Refugee Camp in Yemen

The main negotiator of Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group called on Saturday for the formation of a transitional government with the participation of "all political parties".

The Houthi negotiator, Mohammed Abdusalam, spoke to Reuters on the sidelines of peace talks underway in Sweden with the delegation of the Saudi-backed government.

Yemen's Hodeidah port city should be neutral zone

Yemen's port city of Hodeidah should be declared a "neutral zone", the main negotiator of the Iran-aligned Houthi group said on Saturday on the sidelines of peace talks underway in Sweden with the delegation of the Saudi-backed government.

The Houthi group control major population centres in Yemen, including the capital Sana'a and the port of Hodeidah on the Red Sea.

The Houthi negotiator, Mohammed Abdusalam, also told Reuters his group was open to the possibiliy of giving the United Nations a role at Sana'a airport as part of an effort to get it reopened.

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