US Diplomat: Riyadh Agreement Dooms to Failure

SANAA, Aug. 21 (YPA) – A former US diplomat to Yemen on Thursday downplayed the importance of the Riyadh agreement between Hadi’s government and the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)to stop the conflict in the south.

The former US deputy ambassador to Yemen, Nabil Khoury said the agreement will not change anything, nor will it bring about the chances of a comprehensive peace between Hadi’s government and the so-called UAE-backed STC.

The second version of the Riyadh agreement states the implementation mechanism, does not produce harmony between Hadi’s government and the STC, Khoury said in an article published by the Arab Center Washington DC.

He noted that the clashes and accusations taking place on the frontlines in Abyan confirm the continuing conflict between Hadi’s government and the STC, and relentlessly.

The appointment of STC leader Ahmed Lamlas as governor of Aden lends credence to the theory that the coalition was simply aimed at legitimizing the council’s leadership and separatist project, he said.

Washington welcomed the Riyadh agreement between Hadi’s government and the STC.

Observers believe that the contradictions of US diplomacy regarding the conflict in southern Yemen, indicates the existence of political agendas and projects for Washington, the success of which depends on the continuation of the conflict and political crises, especially with the haste of the United States to establish military bases in different areas of the southern provinces.

E.M