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Southern support ‘essential for Yemen dialogue’

AFP – The lifting of a boycott by southern separatist factions of Yemen’s national dialogue, a key component of a UN-brokered power transition deal signed a year ago, is seen as vital for the success of the talks. The agreement that eased president Ali Abdullah Saleh out of office after three decades.