Dialogue with al Qaeda would need end to violence: Yemen

Any dialogue between Yemen and al Qaeda would have to yield a renunciation of violence on the part of militants and would be aimed at countering terrorism, a Yemeni foreign ministry spokesman said on Wednesday.                                           

"Any dialogue with al-Qaeda will be a part of a programme adopted by the government to open the door for those deceived elements to renounce violence and return to the right path and get involved in their community as good citizens," the spokesman said, according Yemen's state news agency.