President heads 3rd round of GPC permanent committee

SANA’A May 04 (Saba)- Headed by President Ali Abdullah Saleh, Chairman of the General People Congress Party (GPC) , the permanent committee of the party held its third ordinary meeting on Monday under slogan” Together for National Gathering to Protect the National Unity and Achievements of Yemen’s Revolutions, and Reject the Culture of Abhorrence.” In the opening session of the round, president Saleh delivered a speech in which he asked the party to do its responsibilities as it is the top political party in the nation and based on majority in the parliament and local councils as well as large popular support. He pointed out to the coming constitutional amendments to extend power of the local ruling, considering the local lulling as ideal solution as the citizen shoulders responsibility within the popular participation in order to achieve goals of the Yemeni revolution. President Saleh confirmed in his speech the strength of the national unity, indicating to the scarify of the Yemeni people for their unification and future. He said that popular committees were formed to face elements of vandalism, saying that everything is under control and now worry about the unification. About situation in Saada, president Saleh said that:”we announced a decision of stopping military operation after five confrontations with elements of strife and vandalism.” He addressed these elements by asking them to come down from mountains and evacuate some schools and districts as well as hand over equipment of carrying out development projects in the region which have been seized by these elements. Saleh also pointed out to the role of al-Qaeda network in disturbing the security and development in the country, describing elements of the network as spies and traitors. For his part, the vice president and first deputy chairman of the party Abduh Raboh Mansor Hadi received the ongoing developments in the Yemen, Arabic and international areas and position of the party over these developments in addition to activities of the party during the previous period. In the meeting, the members of the committee discussed a report which be presented to he coming 7th conference of the party. They also discussed agenda and documents that will be discussed in the conference. AH Saba