The Yemeni Government has announced their agreement to attend peace talks with the Houthis and the rebels headed by the ousted President Ali Saleh, Al Bayan reports.
Political activists, however, warned against the Houthi militants being part of the talks citing that they are likely to delay a peace agreement.
However, the Yemeni Government spokesman said that a decision to attend the talks has been taken and a letter will be sent to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
President Abd Rabu Mansour Hadi of Yemen yesterday presided over a meeting with his key advisors and ministers, to briefed them about a letter from the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, inviting the legitimate government to a new round of talks with the Houthi rebels and Saleh, in an attempt to put an end to the fighting and to resume the political process.
According to Yemen's official news agency, the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, had conveyed the UN Secretray General's letter to President Hadi, in which, he confirmed that the Houthis have accepted the Security council resolution 2216.