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| Benomar threatens challengers of Yemen's settlement |
| 2012-12-20 |
| [Yemen Post] UN Envoy to Yemen Jamal Benomar has threatened with imposing sanctions against challengers of Yemen's settlements. In November, Benomar held meetings with the former president President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh ... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower, but he didn't invite Donna Summer to the inauguration and Blondie couldn't make it... and high-ranking officials of the General People Congress in attempts to persuade Saleh to resign from the General People Congress (GPC.) Saleh is repeatedly charged by Yemeni political parties and politicians with impeding the political settlement. During his meeting with President Abdurabu Mansour Hadi ...the second and possibly the last president of Yemen, successor to former President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh... on Tuesday hours after his arrival to Sana'a, Benoma discussed with Hadi Yemen's updates and preparations for the National Dialogue Conference. Benomar affirmed that the UN Security Council closely follows up Yemen's developments and how to implement the GCC-crafted power transfer deal and the UN resolutions on Yemen. Media sources said Benomar attended a meeting held in Riyadh by southern leaders to discuss their attitudes towards the National dialogue conference and the southern case. International and regional efforts are exerted to persuade all Yemeni groups and functions to take part in the dialogue, but some groups of the southern movement still refuse the participation. International states affirm that the dialogue is the only way to solve the grievances of southerners, urging the southern leaders to take part in dialogue without preconditions. The former vice president of Yemen Ali Salem Al-Beidh calls for secession, but other southern leaders warn that the separation of South Yemen will inflame sectarian wars in the north and regional wars in the south. |
| Posted by:Fred |