Alwaght-Yemen’s fugitive former president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi has rejected United Nations calls for a unity government in the war-torn country threatening to pull out of current peace talks if his demands are not met.
Hadi made the remarks on Sunday while visiting his militia group in the city of Ma’rib, east of the capital Sana’a adding that, “the UN has tried to convince us to form a coalition government. We said we would issue a statement declaring our boycott of the Kuwait consultations.”
"We will not return to the talks in Kuwait if the United Nations tries to impose the latest proposal by mediator, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed," Hadi said.
Talks between Saudi-backed Hadi representatives and delegates representing Yemen’s Ansarullah movement and allies began in the Kuwait City on April 21. The two sides have managed to agree on some proposals, including how to continue with the exchange of their prisoners, but the Saudi backed- group has been a major stumbling block in efforts for restoration of peace in Yemen.
Yemen’s Ansarullah movement blames Arab regimes of colluding with the US and the Israeli regime in fighting against Yemeni people.
Nearly 10,000 Yemenis have been killed during the illegal Saudi-led aggression on Yemen since March 2015, 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.
