ADEN, Yemen -- The Yemeni government has voiced its rejection of participation in any future UN-mediated prisoner exchange negotiations with the Houthi rebels.
The decision comes in response to the militia's refusal to reveal the location of detained politician Mohammed Qahtan and denial of visit by his family and other government officials to him, said Hadi Haig, head of the government delegation in the prisoner talks, on Twitter. (Yemen-Houthis-Prisoner Exchange Talks)
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