(BEIJING, April 15 Xinhuanet.com) - the opposition of the Yemen rejected an offer to join mediated by Gulf talks on a transfer of power in the country. Thursday comment has also set a deadline of two weeks for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to resign.
Protest leaders say that the offer of mediation is not clear, how fast would take a transition to place. Saleh agreed to the framework of the Gulf for talks, but the opposition continues to swing. Protest leaders first rejected the proposal outright, citing the lack of a transitional period, and seems to complain plan to protect the President from prosecution.
Saleh, who has already lost control of several provinces, a warning of civil war and split national if he is forced to resign before organize parliamentary and presidential polls in the coming year.
More than 116 demonstrators were killed in clashes with security since late January. There are also fears that the violence can escalate, as half of the 23 million people of the country own guns.
(Source: CNTV.cn)
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