70% of Yemeni territories under control of legitimate government

Yemeni Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Abdulmalik al Mekhlafi underlined that 70 percent of the Yemeni territories are under the control of the legitimate government.

In an interview with al Sahrq al Awast Newspaper, al Mekhlafi said that there are guarantees by the member countries of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to resume the negotiations to be organized in Geneva in January 14.

The guarantees include freeing political prisoners such as Yemeni Defense Minister Mahmoud Salem al Subaihi as well as the brother of President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi and abiding with the cease fire, the official underscored.

Source: MENA