26_September [Archives:2004/741/Press Review]

20 May 2004
Main headlines
– An important national address by the president marking the 14th anniversary of the Yemeni unity
– Opening the Arab trading fair,
– The vice-president of the republic confirms the necessity of activating the Arab economic action leading to the common market
– PM Bajammal leads Yemen's delegation to the Arab summit in Tunis
– 14 persons from members of Yemeni-Saudi border demarcation injured in a helicopter crash
– Chief of the general staff discusses training cooperation with between the Yemeni and French armies with a French military delegation

The newspaper editorial is devoted to talk about the 14th anniversary of the Yemeni unity saying the Yemeni republic is entering its 15th year when the Yemenis are in their celebrations are expressing their joys of the great national day represented by the 2nd of May 1990 as it is the day that has embodied the will of the Yemeni people and beginning of their heading for the future.
The unity day has ushered a beginning of a new phase of great changes in the history of Yemen, laying pillars of its institutional state and consolidating foundations of its structure on the democratic pursuit that is expressed by political pluralism, the freedom of opinion and expression, respect of human rights and the peaceful transfer of power so that the state at levels of its components can be an embodiment of the people's will expressed by free competitive elections. The Yemeni unity as a great achievement is extremely important not only to our people but also for the entire Arab nation as it has come at a time of various challenges facing the nation.
The unity of Yemen is a beam of light in the Arab space and its brightness completion would be connected with the Arab comprehensive unity.
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