SANAA, Yemen—Yemen’s exiled President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi has agreed to travel to Geneva for peace talks with Shiite rebels who have taken over large swaths of his country, an aide to the embattled leader said Tuesday. A U.N. official said it is hoped the talks will begin by June 10.
Hadi had previously insisted that the rebels, known as Houthis, give up their weapons and surrender territory before entering into talks with them.
The aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief reporters, said the decision came after talks with Yemeni leaders in Riyadh and with U.N. envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed.
A Saudi-led coalition began launching airstrikes against the Houthis and their allies on March 26.
