Saada war ended three days ago, Pres. Saleh declares

SANA'A, July 17 (Saba) - President Ali Abdullah Saleh declared here Thursday the end of the war in Saada province.
"The war in districts of Saada province ended three days ago and it will never back." Saleh said during the inauguration ceremony of
summer centers and youth camps organized by the Supreme Committee
for Summer Centers and Youth Camps and Ministry of Youth and Sport.
Worth mentioning, the Supreme Security Committee called last
Wednesday all citizens fled from their villages in districts of
Saada province to return home.
The committee also called citizens of Bani Hushaish and Harf sufian district of Amran governorate to return to their villages and homes peacefully.
In the ceremony, president Saleh expressed thank for Ministry of
Sports and Youths and Ministry of Education to set up these centers,
affirming importance of paying further care for youths as they are
heart of the nation and its future.
He pointed out to the negative impacts of ignorance of youths in
some governorate such as what happened in some districts of Saada
due to bad education and weakness of loyalty for the nation.
President Saleh asked the ministry of education to review school
books in sake of deepening concepts of the national loyalty and
unification.
He said that the country is a victim of extremism and backward,
saying that the nation needs for honest and moderate youths who
reject these thoughts and regionalism and sectarianism.
President Saleh insisted on commitment of all with constitution and law, indicating to the importance of dialogue rather than violence and illegal sit ins as well as riots.
He called on all for focusing on development, renewing promises for giving further care for youths by distributing agricultural and
housing units.
Regarding the increase of food prices, president Saleh reviewed
efforts of the government to reduce impacts of this increase, asking
to concentrate on agriculture in Saada, Amran, Shabwa, Abyan and
Hadramout in addition to Tahama which supplies the markets of the
country with 75percent of the agricultural crops.