Yemeni President: Military Engineering Academy will be opened next year

SANA'A, Feb. 22 ( Saba)- The Military Engineering Academy will be opened next year
to be one of the most important colleges in Yemen and may be in the Middle East,
said President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

In a speech he delivered in a ceremony of graduation new batches of officers who
studied in the Military Supreme Academy on Sunday, Saleh said the college would
cover all specializations and scientific and military researches serving
development and the national security of the Republic of Yemen.

"No doubt that these researches are useful and contribute in enhancing potentials of
the military forces and the special security besides we need such researches that
focuses in serving the national security of the Republic of Yemen," he said.

"We have achieved during the past period unique and excellent development in the
military institution through graduates of the different colleges of the Military
Academy," he reiterated.

He asserted on importance of having brains and loyal and qualified men to serve this
homeland, "such men are more important than great numbers of machines and
equipments."

He added that the time of hugger-mugger has vanished and the time now is of
knowledge and modern sciences "this time is of following up of any developments in
military sciences."

"We no more depend only on the national security and the political security, but
also we depend on our homeland's sons and they are the owner of the real interests
in keeping security, stability and development," he added.

He further said that there is never development without security and stability and
there is no education, universities and academies unless there is modern, developed
and loyal military institution to this nation.

Earlier, the president had inaugurated the 14th show to the academy where he
affirmed on making use of results of these researches and studies the show includes.
He affirmed on making use of them for serving the development and updating the
military forces and security.