UN Envoy Meets South Yemen Separatist Head After Uprising Call

UN envoy Martin Griffiths held talks Thursday with the head of Yemen's southern separatist movement, which has called for an "peaceful uprising" against President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi in the war-torn country.

Abu Dhabi, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 4th Oct, 2018 ) :UN envoy Martin Griffiths held talks Thursday with the head of Yemen's southern separatist movement, which has called for an "peaceful uprising" against President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi in the war-torn country.

Aidarous al-Zoubeidi and Griffiths met in Abu Dhabi for talks on "the UN envoy's efforts to revive (peace) talks and the participation of the Southern Transitional Council in future negotiations", his STC movement said in a statement.

The STC, based in the government bastion of Aden and which has a representative branch in Washington, has accused Hadi's government of negligence and corruption.

On Wednesday, it called for a "peaceful, popular uprising" against the Hadi government.

The STC, which calls for the reinstatement of an independent south Yemen, has gained traction in its push for self-rule over the past year.