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Yemen's Houthi Ansarullah movement and their allies said Monday they have rejected the U.N. special envoy to the country as a peace negotiator, calling him biased.
In a televised speech, Saleh al-Samad, the leader of the Supreme Political Council said envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed was "not desirable" for resolving the country's conflict.
Samad added that the United Nations should know Cheikh Ahmed is "is not wanted after today."
The Houthis issued a statement supporting Samad's position.
Last Tuesday, Cheikh Ahmed told the U.N. Security Council that serious negotiations on the first steps to a cessation of hostilities in Yemen had been slow and the key parties were reluctant to even discuss the concessions needed for peace.
"I will not hide from this council that we are not close to a comprehensive agreement," he said, adding that Houthi officials refused to meet with him.
Cheikh Ahmed also expressed deep concern that on his last visit to Sana’a on May 22, his convoy was pelted with eggs while traveling from the airport to the U.N. compound.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
