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The Friends of Yemen urged the government in Sanaa to set out a clear timetable for a referendum on a constitution and subsequent elections in order to end the political, economic and security crises affecting the country.
"The Friends of Yemen reiterate that the only way to a united, peaceful, stable and prosperous Yemen is through the implementation of the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) Initiative," the group of 39 nations and organisations, meeting in London on Tuesday, said in their final communique.

The difference between today's Friends of Yemen conference in London and the first conference to take place in the capital eight years ago is that the current conference is being held at a time when Yemen is in jeopardy of failing in light of a transitional authority put in power in order to cross into a free and dignified future in response to the demands of the Yemeni people and their desires for change, as well as fulfil their dream of establishing a modern democratic state.

Thousands of members of the Peaceful Southern Movement gathered in Aden and Mukala, Yemen, yesterday to mark the 20th anniversary of the civil war and announced their refusal of the new federation system, calling instead for independence from the north.

They raised the flag of the state of north Yemen and other posters calling for "liberation and independence". The movement is headed by Hassan Ba'oum.

The ink was barely dry on President Abed Rabbou Mansour Hadi’s plan to stabilize chaotic Yemen before the objections started pouring in.

Leader of a nation seemingly on the brink of breakdown for years, Hadi had hoped he could appease rival political groups by creating a federal state of six regions that would give each more say over political, social, economic and security affairs.

To date, few factions appear placated, a reality that bodes ill for a country already battling endemic poverty, poor governance, regional insurgencies and Al-Qaeda militancy.

Saná, 2 feb (EFE).- Una comisión gubernamental yemení decidió hoy dividir el país en seis estados regionales que formarán la nueva República Federal del Yemen, informó una miembro de esa comisión, Nadia al Saqaf.

En un comentario difundido en su cuenta de Twitter, Al Saqaf señaló que la comisión, establecida la semana pasada por el presidente yemení, Abdo Rabu Mansur Hadi, estableció cuatro estados en la parte septentrional del país y dos en la parte meridional, conocida por sus reivindicaciones secesionistas.