President Saleh gives disabled chance to show talents

ANA’A, May 22 (Saba) – President Ali Abdullah Saleh opened on Saturday the Afak Al-Rooh (Aspirations of Soul) Festival on Saturday in the Al-Sabeen Amusement Park. The festival exhibited a variety of activities conducted by the disabled children including deaf-and-dumb. The event was held by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. President Saleh toured the shows of the festival which depicted unique pieces of handicraft works. President Saleh instructed the concerned authorities to offer more support for organizations that offer handicapped care. What the gifted people displayed here reflects the dogged determination and ability of the handicapped to overcome their handicaps and fit into the mainstream of social life, said the President. He pledged wider government support to the handicapped to help them “be involved in the national building march.” President Saleh delivered a speech in the festival hailing efforts of the Ministry of Culture and Sana’a City Office for their logistic organization of the festival. AA/KM