President Saleh welcomes visiting delegations

MUKALLA, May 22 (Saba)- President Ali Abdullah Saleh welcomed on Sunday the visiting foreign delegations who came to attend the celebrations of May 22 in Mukalla. Senior state officials including Speaker of the Parliament Sheikh Abdullah bin Hussein al-Ahmar, and Prime Minister Abdul-Qader Ba-Jammal, met the visiting delegations from different world countries. The congratulators spoke highly of His Excellency President Saleh’s wisdom and courage in his leadership saying those characteristics of the president have dashed the hopes of malicious conspirers against the nation. AA/AA SABA