Governance will be democratic as in office, President affirms

SANA'A, Nov. 25 (Saba) - In an interview with the Kuwaiti Alsyasiah
Newspaper, President Ali Abdullah Saleh affirmed the governance in
Yemen will be democratic as he remains in office.

President Saleh said there will not be oppression during his
term, affirming that he chooses the democratic rule for all Yemeni
people, supporters and opponents.

In the interview which took place on the sidelines of the Alsaleh
Mosque Inauguration, President Saleh said the process of development
goes ahead as planned, adding we will continue to speak to those who
differ with our policies in modern language.

We have to dismiss their senseless and outdated mottos, President
Saleh said.

However, he warned of imported democracy that doesn't take into
account nation characteristic, saying such acts usually lead to
unrest.

Regarding the Yemeni-Gulf relations, President Saleh said the
relations are distinguished, touching on the forthcoming economic
summit in Kuwait which would be a very important event to address
the current global financial crisis.

President Saleh said he will attend the event.

On the other hand, President Saleh said pirates in the area are
ex-Somali officers, pointing to earlier Yemen's warnings to the US
and the EU states about the matter.