Yemen Ready for Federal State, Yemen’s Foreign Minister Said

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Yemen’s Foreign Minister, Abdulmalik Al-Mekhlafi, said that Yemen is heading for a political solution and negotiations towards a federal state will continue anytime and anywhere.

Al Mekhlafi’s remarks were made during a press conference on the sidelines of the retreat of the Arab League’s foreign ministerial council, which was held on Monday in Abu Dhabi.

“The UN’s Special Envoy to Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh, will arrive to Sana’a to convince rebel groups to sit at the negotiation table, which will in turn begin the process of building trust between all rival parties,” said Al Mekhlafi.

He pointed out that the rebels are no longer making progress on the ground, and they are not welcome in areas under their control as people are ready to take up arms against them.

http://english.aawsat.com/2016/01/article55346936/yemen-ready-for-federal-state-yemens-foreign-minister-said

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1. Yemen heading for political solution — minister

Abu Dhabi: Yemen is heading for a political solution and negotiations towards a federal state will continue anytime and anywhere, the country’s foreign minister Abdul Malek Al Mekhlafi said.

Al Mekhlafi’s remarks were made during a press conference on the sidelines of the retreat of the Arab League’s foreign ministerial council, which was held on Monday at Saadiyat Resort in Abu Dhabi.

“The UN’s Special Envoy to Yemen will leave for Sana’a to convince rebel groups to sit at the negotiation table, which will in turn begin the process of building trust between all rival parties,” said Al Mekhlafi.

He pointed out that on the ground the rebels are no longer making progress, and are not welcome in the areas under their control where people are ready to take up arms against them.

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