Groups loyal to Hadi man a checkpoint in Aden.
Saudi King open to a meeting of all Yemeni parties
RIYADH, March 30, 2015
Saudi Arabia is open to a meeting of all Yemeni political parties who are willing to preserve Yemen's security and stability, state news agency SPA quoted King Salman as saying in a cabinet statement on Monday.
Such a meeting of must be "under the umbrella of the Gulf Cooperation Council in the framework of preserving legitimacy and rejecting (attempts) to turn against it," the statement said.
The conditions for the talks would include returning weapons to state authorities and not threatening the security of Yemen's neighbours, it added.
Warplanes from Saudi Arabia and Arab allies have been striking Shi'ite rebels fighting to oust Yemen's president.
Meanwhile, Pakistan said it will send troops to Saudi Arabia to join the coalition against Yemeni Houthi rebels.
"We have already pledged full support to Saudi Arabia in its operation against rebels and will join the coalition," a senior official said.
A Pakistani team, to be led by Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and foreign policy chief Sartaj Aziz, had been due to arrive in Saudi Arabia on Monday but delayed the trip at the request of the Saudis, the official told Reuters.
There are already around 750-800 Pakistani servicemen in Saudi Arabia but none are combat troops. - Reuters