Almotamar.net - The UN envoy to Yemen Jamal Benomar has denied what was reported by some Arab and Yemeni media about an alleged deal between him and Houthis' leader on a presidential council formula.

"I deny altogether these erroneous interpretations", the UN envoy said.

Those who sit at the dialogue table to negotiate with the Houthis (Ansarullah) are Yemeni parties, including the party of the person who made the false statements referred to above, Benomar added.

The UN envoy's role is limited to facilitating the negotiation process and mediation between the parties, and therefore he is not a party to the negotiations, he explained.

He went on: "The UN envoy will not be a party to any agreement because he represents a neutral party that does not have political interests in Yemen."

The presidential council formula is not the idea of the UN envoy, but it is an option adopted by several negotiating parties", he affirmed.

"The UN envoy does not adopt any option or defends it in any of the issues under negotiation, but he will support any option agreed by Yemenis", Benomar said.

He stressed that his positions are clear and expressed officially through his reports to the UN Security Council or his statements to the press.

At the end of his statement, the UN envoy called on all interlocutors to assume their responsibilities towards Yemen and Yemenis through a serious and sincere commitment to the ongoing negotiations