President welcomes national partnership with political forces

TAIZ, May 21 (Saba)-
President Ali Abdullah Saleh welcomed national partnership with all political forces
in
light of the constitution and law and within the framework of a collective agreement.
In his national speech delivered on Friday on the 20th anniversary of the
Unification Day of Yemen, President Saleh called upon all political parties and
organizations and
citizens inside and outside Yemen to carry out a responsible national dialogue
within the framework of the constitutional institutions without preconditions or
obstacles.
"The basic foundation of such dialogue should be the February agreement signed
between the General People's Congress and the Joint Meeting Parties represented in
the parliament",
Saleh added.
"In light of the results of dialogue, a government could be formed from all
influential political forces represented in the parliament, especially the basic
partner in achieving
unity and our partners to defend it with the aim of holding parliamentary elections
on its scheduled date in light of the constitutional legitimacy and political
pluralism".
"This reflects our keenness to turn over a new page and eliminate impacts resulted
by the 1993 crisis and the 1994 summer war", the President said.
Saleh pointed out that he gave his directives to release all detainees on the
background of the sedition created by the Houthies in Saada and also detainees who
violated
the law in some directorates in the provinces of Lahj, Abyan and Dhalae.
"We hope they would benefit from this amnesty and become good citizens", he added.
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