President attends ceremony on Independence Day in Aden

ADEN, Nov. 29 (Saba)-President Ali Abdullah Saleh attended on
Saturday a ceremony held in 22 May Stadium in Aden city on 41st
anniversary of Independence Day.President of Djibouti attended the
ceremony.

In the ceremony, president Saleh delivered a speech in which he
congratulated Yemenis inside and outside of the country on this
occasion, pointing out to the sacrifices exerted by martyrs to get
freedom and independence of the country.

He said that the reunification represents honor and dignity of the
nation as well as strength of the Yemeni people who had suffered
from colonialism and mama ruling.

The Unity is security and stability, he added.

President Saleh highlighted great achievements under the
unification, saying that the security and stability mean economic
and social development.

He called on all for adopting dialogue for security and stability of
the nation.

Saleh called on "sleeping cells after 1994 events" for dialogue and
benefiting from the decision of amnesty.

He concluded his speech by renewing congratulations for all Yemeni
people on this occasion.

AH