Yemeni Vice-President holds extraordinary meeting

Vice President and Prime Minister of Yemen Khaled Bahah has chaired an extraordinary meeting with presidential advisors and members of the legitimate government delegation to the UN-brokered talks with the rebel Houthi militia and forces loyal to ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Mr. Bahah reiterated the Yemeni government's interest in putting an end to the war and welcomed any "serious talks" to put an end to the killing and destruction and the suffering inflicted on the Yemeni people.

During the meeting, the Yemeni government officials discussed ways of reaching a permanent and lasting peace in Yemen based on the provisions of UN Security Council Resolution 2216, which stipulates an immediate ceasefire and the resumption of a peaceful political process in Yemen, and calls on the Houthis to vacate government buildings and withdraw their forces from occupied areas.

They stressed the need for the rebels to accept, unconditionally, the implementation of international resolutions on Yemen, namely UN Security Council Resolution 2216.

They expressed appreciation of the positive stance taken by Saudi-led Arab Coalition in support of Yemen as well as its members' efforts to restore security and stability to all of Yemen.

The Yemeni officials also expressed appreciation of the Coalition members' humanitarian and developmental aid to the Yemeni liberated governorate where the "brutal war" being waged by the rebel militias wreaked havoc.

Source: AFP