MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Yemeni Houthi rebels and their allies have refused to participate in a meeting, scheduled as part of the intra-Yemeni peace talks in Kuwait, in protest against the Arab coalition’s airstrikes, media reported Sunday.
The latest round of the UN-mediated talks in Kuwait, attempting to reconcile the Houthi rebels with Yemeni government headed by President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, launched on April 21.
According to the Al-Jazeera broadcaster, UN special envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed rescheduled the meeting, initially set to be held Sunday, to an undetermined date.
Earlier on Sunday, Houthi media reported that the Saudi-led coalition carried out airstrikes on Yemeni Sanaa province, which resulted in seven people killed and 13 injured. The attack comes as another alleged violation of a ceasefire, declared across Yemen for the duration of the latest round of talks in Kuwait.
Since 2014, Yemen has been engulfed in a military conflict between the government headed by Hadi and Shiite Houthi rebels, the country’s main opposition force, supported by army units loyal to former President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
A coalition of mostly Gulf Arab states led by Saudi Arabia has been conducting airstrikes on Houthi positions at President Hadi's request.
