(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Yemeni political factions resumed UN-brokered talks yesterday aimed at resolving the country's political crisis but one group quickly walked out, underlining the difficult path ahead.
The Nasserite pan-Arab party left the talks saying it had been threatened by a powerful Shia militia that grabbed power last week.
Saudi Arabia yesternday joined other countries in denouncing the militia, known as Houthis, for carrying out a "coup".
Yemen has been engulfed in crisis since veteran strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh was forced from power in 2012 following a bloody year-long uprising against his rule.
The crisis escalated after the Houthis last month took control of key government buildings, prompting Western-backed president Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi to tender his resignation.
The Houthis on Friday said they had dissolved parliament and created a "presidential council" to bring the country out of crisis.
UN envoy Jamal Benomar has warned Yemen is at a "crossroads" and urged political leaders to "take up their responsibilities and achieve consensus" as he battles for a negotiated solution.
But as the fresh talks got underway behind closed doors in a Sana'a hotel yesterday, the Nasserite party walked out and vowed not to return. "We will not return to the table of negotiations," Nasserite party chief Abdullah Nooman told reporters.
He charged that the Houthis were insisting on holding talks based on the "constitutional declaration" under which they took over the government on Friday.
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