Gen. Ali Mohsen's announcement came one day after both his forces, and troops loyal to outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh, began withdrawing from the capital Sanaa as part of the Gulf-brokered peace deal.
"We are ready to support the Gulf initiative, which was bolstered by Security Council Resolution 2014," Mohsen told reporters at a news conference in Sanaa, referring to the resolution adopted by the UN body in October endorsing the Gulf peace proposal.
He was speaking before a meeting with representatives of the European Union, the Gulf Cooperation Council and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, as part of efforts to win support from factions excluded from the peace accord signed in Saudi Arabia last month.
The diplomats had earlier met separatist leaders in Aden and UN envoy Jamal Benomar visited rebels in Saada province in northern Yemen.
Last month, Saleh signed the accord to transfer his powers to his deputy, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, ushering in an opposition-led Yemeni government to lead the country to early presidential elections in February 2012.
If the deal goes according to plan, Saleh will become the fourth Arab ruler brought down by mass demonstrations that have reshaped the political landscape of the Middle East.
Mohsen's troops had been among the opposition forces controlling the Yemeni capital's northern half, where they had battled the pro-Saleh army for control over Sanaa.
In the country's south, 10 fighters from the Ansar Al-Shariah, a militant group linked to Al-Qaeda, were killed when government forces shelled their positions in Zinjibar, capital of the southern province of Abyan, a local official said. Fighters also clashed with the army.
The clashes followed fighting on Saturday in which two government soldiers were killed and six wounded.
