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Monday, June 15, 2015
UN says Yemen Houthi rebels flying to Geneva on UN plane
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe United Nations says a delegation of Yemen’s Shiite Houthi rebels has left Djibouti and is flying to Geneva on a UN-chartered plane to take part in talks aimed at ending the Yemen conflict.
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric says the plane left Djibouti at 7:10 p.m. local time Monday evening and is scheduled to arrive in Geneva in the early hours Tuesday morning.
Houthi leader Zif al-Shami said earlier the delegation might return to Yemen’s capital Sana’a after Egypt refused to allow it to land at Cairo airport, a charge Cairo denied.
Dujarric said there were “aviation issues” beyond the UN’s control.
“We’re just glad they’re on their way,” he said.
The Houthis missed a meeting Monday with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon who was returning to New York.
— AP
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