US . The proposed deal , which Rice noted , referenced a GCC-brokered accord , backed by the United States and European Union , whereby Saleh could resign from power in exchange for immunity from prosecution . Ambassador James E. Sullivan said Saleh 's ` ` continued equivocation '' of his country . Resolution does not sanction embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh . Yemen has been engulfed in months of unrest . U.N. Security Council vote demands that Yemen hold peaceful elections .
US . Ambassador James E. Sullivan said Saleh 's ` ` continued equivocation '' of his country . Resolution does not sanction embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh . Yemen has been engulfed in months of unrest . U.N. Security Council vote demands that Yemen hold peaceful elections .