People pose for a picture next to a part of a missile they say was dropped during a Saudi-led air strike near the northwestern city of Saada, Yemen December 7, 2016. REUTERS/Naif Rahma
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States expressed disappointment on Wednesday at the Yemeni government's reaction to a U.N.-drafted roadmap to end the country's civil war and urged it to accept the proposal as a basis to begin negotiations on a peace agreement.
Yemen appeared to reject the U.N. plan on Tuesday, calling it a "dangerous international precedent" that would legitimize the rebellion against the internationally recognised government. State Department spokesman Mark Toner told a news briefing the United States was "disappointed" by Yemen's reaction.
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