2011年4月21日星期四

Some UN talks not about Yemen

20 April 2011, last updated at 08: 00 GMT A protester walks past an army barrier in the southern city of Taiz, Yemen, 19 April, 2011 more than 120 people were killed in two months of protests demanding President Saleh step down UN Security Council for restraint and dialogue between protesters and authorities in the Yemen have made.

But the Council first talks on the crisis ended in New York without an agreed public statement with diplomats say disputed Russia.

Security forces opened fire on anti-government demonstrators earlier reportedly in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and the southern city of Taiz.

Three people died and dozens were wounded in the unrest.

On Wednesday morning, an armed man on a motorcycle opened fire on protesters at a place in the Western City of Hudaydah, a person kill protest said organizers were.

The identity of the gunman was not immediately clear.

More than 120 people were killed in two months of protests demanding President Ali Abdullah Saleh step down.

The Yemeni leader, who is more than three decades in power, has said that he is ready to make, but passed only on "safe hands".

More talk

The Secretary General were kept behind closed doors by a representative Ban Ki-moon UN Envoy in New York, which is returned by Yemen.

Germany had called for the meeting in the hope, send a strong message to their Ambassador Peter Wittig, that avoid bloodshed to and mediation efforts are supported by Arab Gulf States.

The details of Moscow's objection remains unclear, but Russian Foreign Minister had not to expect Sergey Lavrov the Yemeni opposition before the talks began, giving Western aid as the rebels in Libya is warned.

Diplomats also some delegations can gently proposed, because this was the first time who had Security Council Yemen to his agenda, and the situation there was considered "sensitive and complex".

The Council says slow response of the Arab revolt, the BBC's Barbara Plett in the UN headquarters in New York, with members such as Russia and China argue that these are internal affairs.

But envoys are expected to be with their Governments, please contact our correspondent, deals, and of the Security Council, to discuss the issue later in this week may meet again.

Burning tires

On Monday clashes town began in Taiz, Yemen, after thousands of protesters call for immediate resignation of President Marsch competition.

Anti-government protesters in Sanaa (19 April 2011)Tens of thousands of demonstrators took part in the Monday to the streets in Sana'a, Yemen

Security forces live round and tear gas "indiscriminately" at the amount raised, said witness. The demonstrators set up barricades of burning tyres.

Tens of thousands took to the streets in Sanaa and riot police again opened fire on the demonstrators, so that two were killed and hundreds injured, said later, paramedics.

Demonstrators threw stones and set fire a security vehicle in retaliation, said witness.

Two Yemeni Government and opposition delegations have Gulf Arab mediator in the region met in recent days, with President Saleh, first offered not to re-election try when current term of Office ended in the year 2013, later he said after holding would withdraw from elections.

But he warned possible civil war, when he was forced out.

Mr Saleh has little control outside the capital already weak central Government. In recent years it has struggled to confront an armed rebellion in the North and a secessionist movement in the South.


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