Joint Saudi-Emirate delegation in Aden for talks after STC takeover

A joint Saudi-Emirati military delegation arrived in Aden to discuss measures aimed at defusing tensions in southern Yemen days after the Southern Transitional Council claimed broad control across the south, a government source said on Friday.

The Southern Transitional Council said the takeover included the eastern provinces of Hadhramaut and al-Mahra, and that the group is present in all eastern provinces of south Yemen, including Aden, the base of the internationally recognized government.

Discussions to be held by the delegation in Aden will address ways to rectify recent unilateral actions, including the withdrawal of any forces brought in from outside the eastern provinces, a source in the presidential office told the state news agency SABA.