New UN envoy to Yemen urged to broaden talks to end civil war

Hans Grundberg must recognise more than two factions involved in conflict, says pro-independence group

The new UN special envoy to Yemen has been urged to broaden negotiations to end the country's seven-year civil war and include the pro-independence Southern Transitional Council and other factions.

Speaking to the Guardian from Aden, the head of the STC foreign affairs directorate, Mohammed al-Ghaithi, said the UN must recognise that outdated security council resolutions were restricting their efforts.