SANA’A, FEB.7 – In a press conference, held last Saturday at Al-Mithaq Institute in Sana’a, Abdulkareem Al-Eryani, the political advisor of President Saleh, said that the JMP rejected implementation of the February Agreement, signed between it and the ruling party. The agreement, which was signed last year, stated that the parliamentary elections will be held in April 2011.
Al-Eryani said that the JMP rejected all suggestions presented by the ruling party to reach a technicality to implement the articles of the agreement. The agreement also included amending the electoral system and an extended agenda of the Parliament.
Saying that the JMP had newly established a National Consultative Committee to represent it in the national dialogue, Al Eryani said that however, “the JMP has stated that it will not participate in the national dialogue unless the ruling party gives a signed approval for the committee”.
This newly established committee consists of 90 members comprising of formal officials, ministers and former members of the ruling party.
Al Eryani said that the ruling party, on its part, has presented a document proposing to hold the national dialogue, either Saturday or Sunday, next week.
The document suggests forming a ‘mutual committee’, to prepare for the national comprehensive dialogue. It also suggests equal participation, in terms of number of members of the JMP and the ruling party, in the national dialogue.
The General Secretary of the ruling party, Sultan Al-Barakani, said that the party is doing its best to hold the dialogue following democratic and constitutional methods.
For his part, the deputy of the High Security Council, Qasem Sallam, said that the cooperation between the ruling party and the democratic parties is not confined to a specific time.
The Houthi issue
The Houthis issue was also discussed in the conference. Al-Eryani said that mediators had proposed a timetable to implement the six conditions put forth by the state for a cease-fire.
He said that the document consisted of a term to form five committees, comprising of members of the parliament and Al-Shoura Council (the Consultative Council) as well as representatives of Saudi Arabia, to implement the six conditions.
He stated, during the conference, that representatives of the Houthis have received a specific technicality to stop the operations in Harf Sufian and Al-Malaheeth in Sa’ada governorates as well as to open the roads in the area.
“In case Houthis accept the document and follow the specific technicalities to implement the six conditions of the government, military operations by the Yemeni army would immediately stop”, he said.