Local Editor
The president of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council (SPC) met with members of Ali Abdullah Saleh's General People's Congress (GPC) party in Sana’a.
On Wednesday, media outlets showed photos of a meeting between Saleh al-Sammad, the SPC president, Hisham Sharaf, the minister of foreign affairs, and Yahya al-Rai, a senior speaker of parliament.
Al-Sammad also met other members of the GPC, in an attempt to restore an alliance with the party.
The Houthis formed a shaky alliance with the long-time leader and his party against the regime of resigned President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi in 2014.
This cooperation broke down earlier this month Saleh announced willingness to cooperate with the Saudi-led coalition that has been bombing Yemen since 2015.
But prominent figures within the GPC, such as Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr and his deputy, Rashad al-Alimi, are expected to take the lead in the near future.
Millions of Yemenis are struggling with hunger and disease, including the worst cholera epidemic on record, which has infected about one million people.
On Monday, a senior UN official called for parties involved in the war to allow "sustained and unimpeded humanitarian access" for Yemenis.
The war in Yemen, now in its third year, has killed thousands and led to one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. About seven million people are facing starvation.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
