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1st LD: Arab leaders urge immediate withdrawal of Houthi fighters from Yemen

Xinhua, March 29, 2015 Adjust font size:

Arab League member states called Sunday for the immediate withdrawal of Houthi rebels from the Yemeni capital Sanaa.

In a final communiqué issued on the second day of an Arab summit held in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, the leaders also called on the Shiite Houthi fighters to withdraw from governmental institutions and hand over their arms to legitimate authorities.

They stressed full support for the military procedures taken by the Saudi-led coalition to defend legitimacy in Yemen.

Saudi Arabia, along with five of the six member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council, has launched a wide military operation on Houthi positions in Yemen last week.

The summit's final communiqué voiced hope that the military actions taken by some Arab countries in Yemen will restore security and stability in the dispute-stricken country under its constitutional legitimacy. Endit