The UN envoy who helped broker a deal to ease Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh from power urged the new government on Thursday to bring stability after months of unrest that pushed the country to the brink of civil war. Vice President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi announced on Wednesday the formation of a national unity government to prepare the country for a presidential election in February.
"The government should have a role in bringing stability and security to Yemen and rebuilding its economy," UN envoy Jamal Benomar told state news agency Saba as he arrived in the capital Sanaa. He said he wanted to meet government officials and the opposition before drafting a report on the implementation of the deal signed by Saleh last month to hand power to Hadi and end months of violent protests. The United States and Gulf Arab states, which brokered the deal, hope it will halt a slide into civil chaos they fear could spill over into neighbouring oil-producer Saudi Arabia and give militants suspected of links to al Qaeda space to thrive.
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