Saudi Arabia called on southern Yemeni separatists on Thursday to cede control o...
RIYADH/ADEN - Saudi Arabia called on southern Yemeni separatists on Thursday to cede control of Aden and voiced its support for the government, an indication that its rift with close ally United Arab Emirates had deepened.
Saudi Arabia, leader of an Arab coalition battling Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis, is hosting indirect talks to resolve the crisis between the UAE-backed separatists and officials of the government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, which has opened a new front in Yemen’s war. On Thursday, they organized a rally in Aden where thousands of Yemenis gathered in support of the UAE, which backs separatists who seized the southern city from the Saudi-backed government in a power struggle that has strained Riyadh’s alliance with its main regional partner the UAE.
“This is the least we can do for the UAE which has given everything to the people of South Yemen,” said Hashem al-Morshidi, one of the demonstrators.Others carried banners expressing loyalty to the UAE or portraits of Abu Dhabi’s leaders as large speakers blared Emirati music. “There is no alternative to the legitimate government in Yemen and any attempts to impose a new reality by force will not be accepted,” the Saudi statement said. “The Kingdom stresses the necessity of handing over military bases as well as government and civilian buildings to the legitimate government.”Hadi’s government has said it would not participate in a summit unless the STC hands back Aden.
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