Reply #125: Yemen: Political talks open as Saleh recovers in Riyadh

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Source: BBC

8 June 2011 Last updated at 06:52 ET


Yemen's ruling party has opened talks with the country's main opposition coalition following the departure of President Ali Abdullah Saleh to Saudi Arabia for medical treatment.


Protesters have called on the acting president, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, to form a presidential council to seek a solution to the crisis in country.

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Official sources told the BBC the talks in Sanaa between the ruling General People's Congress (GPC) and the opposition coalition, the Joint Meeting Party (JMP) are the first of its kind.


The JMP includes the main Islamist Islah party, socialists, Nasserists and some newer independent parties.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13693731