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President Saleh calls on United Nation to fight piracy
SANA'A, Nov. 29 (Saba)- President Ali Abdullah Saleh called on the
United Nation and international community to form international
forces for fighting piracy in Aden Gulf and the Arab Sea in
cooperation with countries in the region.
He affirmed in interview with French Radio and TV that fighting
piracy in Aden Gulf and the Arab Sea does not concern Yemen only but
also all international countries and this case all integrated
efforts for eradicating piracy and securing international maritime
lines, hoping from existing French and American ships in the region
to take great responsibility in facing piracy in this vital region.
He voiced Yemen's readiness to embrace regional center for fighting
piracy and working on gathering international efforts for this
purpose, renewing call for international community to work on
supporting Somali institutions.
He described Yemeni-French relations as unique, declaring that
President Sarkozy would pay a visit to Yemen during the first half
of 2009 in the ceremony for launching the project of exporting
Yemeni liquefied gas Yemen currently is carrying out with French
Total Company and a number of other international companies.
Over internal matters, President Saleh reaffirmed that
parliamentarian elections would be held on constitutional timetable
fixed on April 27 2009, hoping active participation of opposition.
Regarding incidents Yemen has witnessed during the past three
decades, the president said the past thirty years have been full of
incidents and many difficulties "but praising to Allah we could
overcome them with the help of those who are loyal to the homeland"
and could also reunifying Yemen peacefully according to agreement
between the two parts of Yemen then.
Over unrests in southern and eastern areas evoked by some elements,
he said that those who evoke unrests in these areas are those who
ignited separation war in summer 94. These elements have been
sleeping and have waked up to repeat the past same demands.
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United Nation and international community to form international
forces for fighting piracy in Aden Gulf and the Arab Sea in
cooperation with countries in the region.
He affirmed in interview with French Radio and TV that fighting
piracy in Aden Gulf and the Arab Sea does not concern Yemen only but
also all international countries and this case all integrated
efforts for eradicating piracy and securing international maritime
lines, hoping from existing French and American ships in the region
to take great responsibility in facing piracy in this vital region.
He voiced Yemen's readiness to embrace regional center for fighting
piracy and working on gathering international efforts for this
purpose, renewing call for international community to work on
supporting Somali institutions.
He described Yemeni-French relations as unique, declaring that
President Sarkozy would pay a visit to Yemen during the first half
of 2009 in the ceremony for launching the project of exporting
Yemeni liquefied gas Yemen currently is carrying out with French
Total Company and a number of other international companies.
Over internal matters, President Saleh reaffirmed that
parliamentarian elections would be held on constitutional timetable
fixed on April 27 2009, hoping active participation of opposition.
Regarding incidents Yemen has witnessed during the past three
decades, the president said the past thirty years have been full of
incidents and many difficulties "but praising to Allah we could
overcome them with the help of those who are loyal to the homeland"
and could also reunifying Yemen peacefully according to agreement
between the two parts of Yemen then.
Over unrests in southern and eastern areas evoked by some elements,
he said that those who evoke unrests in these areas are those who
ignited separation war in summer 94. These elements have been
sleeping and have waked up to repeat the past same demands.
MA
