According to the agreement of Riyadh: Yemeni government and the separatists want to arrange

It's been something that Saudi Arabia, success stories, about his Yemen-commitment could spread. On Wednesday, several high officials with the tidings of an important de-escalation reported to The government of Yemeni President Abd Rabbo Mansur Hadi and separatists fighting for an independent South Yemen, have committed to a political solution to their struggle for power. Both are nominally rebels AlliierteRiads in the campaign against the Iran-supported Houthi.Now you want to stop shooting at each other and back each other to arrange. At least for the time being.

Christoph Ehrhardt

a correspondent for the Arab countries, based in Beirut.

Hadi's government and the separatists a Saudi would accept's proposal for a "mechanism" to speed up the implementation of the in the autumn of last year the agreement of Riyadh, said the leadership in Riyadh. Adel al-Jubeir, the Saudi Minister of state for foreign Affairs, spoke of "an important step" to activate the institutions of the state so that you can serve to all Yemeni citizens. Khalid bin Salman, Deputy Saudi defense Minister, was not "optimistic" and "confident" with regard to the implementation of the new agreement. He had played in the negotiations for a key role.

Western diplomats

annoyed His Confidence, however, is in clear contrast to the experience of international mediation efforts in Yemen. The last of the great success of the Saudi diplomacy is a good example of this: The Riader agreement to be speedily implemented. The Agreement was terminated in November of last year, the military confrontation between the Hadi government and the secessionists. With the agreement for the joint exercise of power, the hope had been to reach progress in the settlement of the conflict between the Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition. But it lasted not long, as secessionists and Hadi accused himself-government each other, the realization of the agreement to take place.

Western diplomats were annoyed, and expressed not amkorrupten criticism and largely powerless Yemeni President. At the end of April, the conflict escalated again, as the "Southern Transitional Council" (STC) announced the secessionists,henceforth to lead in the South, the business of government. The Riader agreement was made at the end, the Saudi leadership only. Now all the Parties are basically back where they were in November.

"We are unskonstruktiv behavior and the Riader agreement still has a Chance" to give, Beidh said Amr al, a member of the STC management on Wednesday, the F. A. Z. According to his account, have guarantees Khalid contributed to Bin Salman's crucial to the change of the secessionists. The Saudi Prince have guarantees that within thirty days a joint Cabinet will be formed. The Post of the Governor and the Sicherheitsdirektorsvon Aden have been with STC to be responsible people busy. Riad stand, so that the state institutions provide the Yemeni people safety and services, said Amr al-Beidh.