Yemen separatists leave UN-sponsored talks

‘Southern Movement separatists in Yemen have halted their participation in UN-backed negotiations over the future of the Arabian Peninsula country.

The Southern Movement announced that it is pulling out of the talks overnight on Friday. The group wants the breakaway of the areas of the formerly independent south.

The movement member, Yassin Mekkawi, said the separatists have suspended their “participation in the (UN-backed) national dialogue until it is moved out of the country.”

He further noted that negotiators have been facing rising “political and psychological pressure.”’

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