YEMEN Press Agency

Coalition ignores its prisoners arrested in border fronts

SANAA, Jan. 27 (YPA) – The Saudi-led coalition insisted on Wednesday to ignore its prisoners arrested in border fronts in the UN-sponsored prisoner exchange deal, which is about to hold in the Jordanian capital, Amman on Thursday.

According to sources familiar with the negotiations, the dispute between the Saudi-backed Hadi government and Sanaa delegation has been focused on the exchange process with Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi’s brother, in an attempt other party loyal the Saudi-led coalition to circumvent and change the agreed deal.

The source pointed out that the discussions focused on confirming the lists of the second part of the third agreement in Amman, which includes 300 prisoners from both sides.

The negotiations on the prisoners’ file have been continued in a new round between the Sana a delegation and the other party, under the auspices of the United Nations, in the Jordanian capital, Amman.

The source affirmed the sticking points also include Saudi Arabia, which denied of the lists of prisoners previously raised by Sanaa for those who were captured on the border fronts while fighting with the Saudi regime.

The Sanaa party expressed its readiness to enter into a comprehensive deal that includes all prisoners and detainees from all sides, but the differences of the other party hinder the deal.

Last week, the delegation of Sanaa in the prisoners ‘committee, arrived in the Jordanian capital, Amman, to participate in a new round of negotiations on the UN-brokered prisoners.

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