Abdulmalek al-Huthi, leader of Yemen's Shiite rebels who bear his name, accused the exiled government Tuesday of attempting to impose its own agenda on the United Nations and peace talks in Geneva. "They tried to impose their own agenda," said Huthi, in a televised speech on the Iran-backed rebels' Al-Masirah television channel, accusing the Yemeni government of using the United Nations and envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed as a "tool." "Leave to the United Nations some neutrality to continue its mission... Stop your continuous attempts to control its new envoy," said Huthi. The statement names the various parties taking part in the talks without classifying them as a legitimate government and rebels -- a formulation adopted by the government that refers to the Huthis and their allies as "coup" forces.
06-22-2015, 03:54 AM
Yemen govt trying to 'impose' own agenda on talks: rebel chief
Abdulmalek al-Huthi, leader of Yemen's Shiite rebels who bear his name, accused the exiled government Tuesday of attempting to impose its own agenda on the United Nations and peace talks in Geneva. "They tried to impose their own agenda," said Huthi, in a televised speech on the Iran-backed rebels' Al-Masirah television channel, accusing the Yemeni government of using the United Nations and envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed as a "tool." "Leave to the United Nations some neutrality to continue its mission... Stop your continuous attempts to control its new envoy," said Huthi. The statement names the various parties taking part in the talks without classifying them as a legitimate government and rebels -- a formulation adopted by the government that refers to the Huthis and their allies as "coup" forces.
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