President calls on political parties to participate in presidential

SANA'A, Oct. 14 (Saba)- President Ali Abdullah Saleh called on
political parties to carry on shoulder their responsibilities by
standing with constitutional legitimacy and participating in the
forthcoming parliamentarian elections.

"We will not except any political party. The homeland is embracing
all people. We have called them several times to participate in …
the parliamentarian elections to be held on April 2009," said Saleh
during the military parade held in the Republican Guards School on
Tuesday on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the Yemeni
revolution on 14th of October 1963.

He talked about the decision of halting war in Sa'ada saying "we
have halted military operations for saving more bloodshed and giving
a chance to deceived people to return to the right way and ending
rebellion, sabotage and terror."

He expressed sorrows to the terrorist acts took place in the country
and the latest bombings targeted the US embassy in Sana'a as well as
acts targeted tourists in Hadramout and Mareb provinces, referring
all these things to misguided mobilization.

He reassured people that the "homeland is safe and stable and owned
by all people not for a president or party but for all people,"
congratulating al Yemeni people on this occasion.