Yemen’s ruler negotiates his departure

The discussion between Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's and opposition, on 27 March 2011, stopped without making any compromise between the two parts.

Saleh, who has been alternately conciliatory and defiant, vowed there would be no more concessions to the opposition, who are demanding he step down after 32 years of authoritarian power in the impoverished Arabian Peninsula state.

• Primary Source

France24, 28.3.11: President vows to stay the course http://www.france24.com/en/20110326-ruling-party-embattled-president-serve-2013-saleh-opposition-resignation-protests

ESO: Background information: Bahrain says foreign ‘plot’ thwarted http://www.europeansources.info/record/bahrain-says-foreign-plot-thwarted/

ESO: Background information: EU calls for dialogue as Bahrain, Yemen, Libya kill protesters http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-calls-for-dialogue-as-bahrain-yemen-libya-kill-protesters/

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