Sanaa condemns Al-Alimi’s presence as Yemen’s representative at Jeddah summit

SANAA, May 19 (YPA) – An official of Sanaa government condemned on Friday the presence of the Saudi-formed head of the Presidential Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, to represent Yemen at the 32nd Arab Summit currently held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, considering this step as a coup against peace efforts in Yemen.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hussein Al-Ezzi, said on Twitter, “That the insistence on including Al-Alimi as a representative of Yemen at the Riyadh summit is a direct insult to the Yemeni people’s pride, and a clear coup against peace efforts.”

Al-Ezzi’s remarks coincided with the start of the 32nd Arab summit today in Jeddah, with the participation of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after 13 years of absence.

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