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Yemen talking to kidnappers of Briton, Germans
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Yemen has started negotiations with kidnappers holding one British and five German hostages, the Yemeni foreign minister said on Tuesday, a day after his German counterpart visited the conflict-ridden country.
"The negotiations are now going on with the kidnappers of the German and British hostages," the minister, Abubakr al-Qirbi, said.
Washington does not plan to send U.S. troops to Yemen, President Barack Obama said in remarks published on Sunday.
U.S. military operations in Yemen and civilian deaths in attacks on militants are sensitive because they could fuel support for al Qaeda in Yemen.
Qirbi said on Tuesday Washington believes Yemeni forces are best placed to combat a resurgent al Qaeda in the impoverished Arab country, the ancestral home of the network's leader Osama bin Laden.
"The Americans themselves are convinced that to rely on local forces is the best way to deal with the terrorist organisations," Qirbi said.
German foreign minister Westerwelle said on Monday the Yemeni authorities had located the German couple and their three children who are being held hostage in Yemen.
The German family and the Briton were among a group of nine foreigners kidnapped in the northern region of Saada. Three women from the group -- two Germans and a South Korean -- were later found dead.
Washington does not plan to send U.S. troops to Yemen, President Barack Obama said in remarks published on Sunday.
U.S. military operations in Yemen and civilian deaths in attacks on militants are sensitive because they could fuel support for al Qaeda in Yemen.
Qirbi said on Tuesday Washington believes Yemeni forces are best placed to combat a resurgent al Qaeda in the impoverished Arab country, the ancestral home of the network's leader Osama bin Laden.
"The Americans themselves are convinced that to rely on local forces is the best way to deal with the terrorist organisations," Qirbi said.
German foreign minister Westerwelle said on Monday the Yemeni authorities had located the German couple and their three children who are being held hostage in Yemen.
The German family and the Briton were among a group of nine foreigners kidnapped in the northern region of Saada. Three women from the group -- two Germans and a South Korean -- were later found dead.
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