VP attends parade for Republican Guards

SANA'A, Jan. 05 (Saba)- Vice President Abduh Raboh Mansor Hadi
attended on Monday a parade and ceremony of launching the 2009
training program for the Republican Guards Force and Special Forces.

The ceremony was attended by Speaker of Parliament Yahya al-Rae'a,
Prime Minister Ali Mujawar and Chairman of Shoura Council Abdul-Aziz
Abdul-Ghani.

The vice president delivered a speech in which he conveyed regards
and congregations of president Ali Abdullah Saleh to the higher
command of the armed forces, republican guards and Special Forces on
new training year.

He highlighted capacities of the republican guards and Special
Forces in doing their tasks in settling security and stability in
the country.

The vice president affirmed that the military and security
institutions would face any illegal and terror acts target security
and social peace of the society, saying that the phase of Saada
rebuilding started.

The brigadier Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh, commander of republican
guards and Special Forces delivered a speech in which he reviewed
achievements of the 2008 training program.

He said that the leadership of republican guards and Special Forces
tried to avoid negatives happened in the 2008 program in its
preparation for the 2009 training program.

He said that the forces would stand against any one trying to
disturb the security and stability of the nation, highlighting
support of the defense ministry and general staff to the forces.

He renewed the pledge for the political and military leadership
represented by President Saleh to be ready for protecting
sovereignty, security and stability of the nation.

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