Yemen's former president: War against Saudi Arabia has yet to begin
Yemen's former President Ali Abdullah Saleh said on Sunday that the war against Saudi Arabia has yet to begin, vowing his supporters to continue fight unless the Saudi-led coalition halts air and ground campaigns against his country
stressing that there is no legitimacy for Hadi, nor the delegation of Riyadh
Presiden Saleh made these remarks in a meeting with representatives of his General People's Party who took part in recent UN-sponsored peace talks in Switzerland
He said Saudi Arabia should be ready for a long war that would began soon.
"I salute to the great Yemeni people, the armed forces and security, and people's committees, to withstand in the face of this aggression", he said
"Only if the war halts, we will go for a direct talks with Saudis themselves, not their mercenaries," he said, referring to the upcoming UN-sponsored peace talks that set to be held at mid January
"War has not started yet, and it will begin if Saudis and their followers did not choose peace under the auspices of Russia or the United Nations," he added