Yemen denies reservations about UNSC no-fly zone over Libya

CAIRO, March 13, 2011- Minister of Foreign Affairs Abu Bakr al-Qirbi has denied news broadcasted by the Al-Jazeera Satellite Channel over reservation of Yemen about decision of the Arab League to call the United Nations Security Council to impose a no-fly zone over Libya.

He affirmed, in a statement to Saba, that "these news are baseless and Yemen is in favor of the Arab consensus."

The minister made clear that reservation was raised by Syria and Algeria who do not want such a decision to lead to a western military interference.

Source: (Saba)