Yemen unity issue not a global concern, Doha says

Manama: Qatar has said that it opposes the internationalisation of the Yemen unity issue and has offered to help in safeguarding territorial integrity as calls for secession are getting louder in the country's south.

"Qatar does not accept the internationalisation of what is happening in Yemen and opposes anyone who thinks of giving the issue international dimensions," Shaikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, said after talks with Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sana'a.

Survival

"What is happening in the Sudan for instance is a result of the internationalisation of the south issue, and regretfully, many Arab parties have contributed to that," he said, quoted by the Qatar News Agency (QNA).

Shaikh Hamad who made a one-day visit to Yemen said that Yemen and Qatar had agreed to try to revive a Qatari-mediated peace agreement with northern Yemeni Al Houthi rebels.

"We would be happy to take part in finding a solution that helps the survival of Yemen's unity. We are always with the Yemenis in their problems and we support the efforts of President Ali Abdullah Saleh to find a solution," he said.