New Saleh dialogue call soon

SANA’A, Nov. 26 (Saba) – President Ali Abdullah Saleh is to announce later today a new initiative for a comprehensive national dialog among the political forces. The initiative would be announced as Saleh addresses the nation on the November 30th anniversary in Yemen’s business capital of Aden on Thursday night. The September 26 weekly said that Saleh will urge the political forces to work together to build the country under the national principles, first and foremost protecting the national unity and republican system. The civil society organizations would be part of the dialog, the weekly said, pointing to Saleh’s calls for dialog to deal will all national issues and putting the state interests above other interests. Meanwhile, deliberations have got underway between the ruling party and opposition over resuming the political dialogue according to a February deal. A source at the ruling party, the General People’s Congress Party, has expected the next few days to see invitations to resume dialogue among the political spectrum over issues contained in the deal, topped by constitutional amendments in an attempt to promote democracy, establish a two legislative chamber system and a wide municipal governance, and develop the electoral system. FRSaba