US envoy in talks with Yemen rebels on peace conference
June 03, 2015  01:44
The United States confirmed today that an American envoy has held talks in Oman with Iran-backed Yemeni rebels to convince them to attend a Geneva peace conference in mid-June. 

Washington's top diplomat for the Near East, Anne Patterson, had a number of meetings in Oman with parties involved in the Yemen conflict, "including with representatives of the Huthi," said State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf.
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