Yemen's problem is ex-president not Houthis - foreign minister


  • World
  • Thursday, 02 Apr 2015

RIYADH (Reuters) - Yemen's main problem is not the Houthi fighters who have taken control of much of the country but their ally, former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, whose forces are better trained and armed, the country's foreign minister said.

Reyad Yassin Abdulla told Reuters there could be no future role for Saleh or his family in Yemen, while the Houthis could only play a part if they disarm.

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