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Qatar withdraws from Yemen solution

2011-05-13 07:40:46 GMT+7 (ICT)

DOHA, QATAR (BNO NEWS) -- Qatar said on Thursday it is withdrawing from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) plan for a peaceful transition in Yemen, the state news agency QNA reported.

In the statement from the Foreign Ministry, the Persian Gulf emirate of Qatar said it took the decision since Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh is still reluctant to sign the pact. The state news agency said "the continued escalation and confrontations and the loss of wisdom, which is incompatible with the spirit of the initiative" also prompted the country to make the decision.

The GCC-proposed plan calls for Saleh's resignation within 30 days from the acceptance date and guarantees that he will not be prosecuted. It also contemplates holding presidential elections within two months from the date of Saleh's departure as well as the establishment of a new government within 90 days.

On Sunday, Yemen's ruling party (General People's Congress Party) said that President Saleh will not resign under the current circumstances and the irresponsible attitudes of the opposition. Protesters reject the proposed plan as they want an immediate ouster of the long regime.

At least 14 protesters were killed and hundreds were injured on Wednesday when Yemeni security forces fired live ammunition during an anti-government protest. Security forces used heavy machine guns and tear gas to storm a camping square of tens of thousands at Sana'a University.

According to the United Nations, the recent political turmoil has left more than 100 deaths and hundreds of injuries. Many reports indicate that security forces have been firing live ammunition in order to disrupt mass protests.

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