Gulf states want Yemeni president to step down

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VIVIAN SALAMA and MOURAD HAROUTUNIAN

Published: 2011/04/12 07:56:04 AM

YEMEN’s embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh has lost the backing of his closest Arab allies who have urged him to pass power to his vice- president to ensure the country’s “unity, safety and stability”.

The Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) called for the transition of power to vice-president Abduraboo Mansur Hadi and the creation of an opposition-led national unity government, Abdel Latif al-Zayyani, secretary-general of the council, said in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Sunday. The group renewed its invitation to Mr Saleh’s government and Yemen’s opposition to hold council -brokered talks in Riyadh.

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