Washington welcomes Saleh’s intuitive

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Washington welcomes Saleh’s intuitiveWASHINGTON, Feb. 03 (Saba) – The United States of America welcomed on Thursday the intuitive President Ali Abdullah Saleh has announced before the members of Parliament and Shura councils.The welcome was declared by the spokesman for the US State Department, Philip Crowley.”We welcome any decisions by President Saleh that advance Yemen’s political development through non-violent and democratic means”, Crowley said.He described the president’s intuitive as a “positive statement”.In a joint meeting of the Parliament and the Shura Council in Sana’a, President Ali Abdullah Saleh announced on Wednesday the freezing of constitutional amendments, denying allegations there is an intention to hereditary rule in Yemen.President Saleh called on the quartet committee, formed by the ruling General People Congress party and the opposition parties, to resume its work and prepare for a comprehensive national dialogue.In addition, President Saleh said the 27 April parliamentary elections would be postponed.He added that he will not seek his re-election in 2013, saying “No to hereditary rule and no to life presidency”.AF/AF