Alwaght- A Saudi-backed delegation has unilaterally withdrawn from Yemen peace talks in the Kuwaiti capital on Tuesday.
Reports say that the Saudi-backed delegation withdrew from a morning session in a bid to avoid being committed to the political guarantees.
Abdulmalek al-Mikhlafi, the head of Riyadh-backed delegation, representing Yemen’s fugitive former president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, was quoted as claiming that the National delegation (Ansarullah and its allies) had "torpedoed the talks completely," by backtracking on their commitments after a month of negotiations.
Meanwhile, the Yemeni sources that the nomination of Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, a fugitive general, to head the open military committee is aimed at hindering the talks.
The open military committee is tasked with monitoring a ceasefire in the war-torn country sponsored by the United Nations.
The pullout comes two days after UN special envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said he was optimistic about achieving a peaceful settlement in the war-torn country.
The two delegations were on the verge of finalizing a deal to release half of the detainees and prisoners before the start of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in early June.
Yemen has been since March 26, 2015 under brutal aggression by Saudi-led coalition.
Over 9,600 Yemeni have been killed during the illegal aggression, with the vast majority of them being innocent civilians including women and children.
Riyadh launched the attack on Yemen in a bid to restore power to fugitive president Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi who is a close ally to the Saudi regime.
The strikes have also taken a heavy toll on the country’s facilities and infrastructure, destroying many hospitals, markets, schools, factories and mosques.
