WORLD LEADERS LINE UP TO CREATE NEW VISION FOR THEIR NATIONS WILL YEMEN HAVE A SHARE? [Archives:2000/37/Front Page]

The 3-day Millennium Summit has been concluded successfully last Friday at the Headquarters of the UN in New York. With the participation of 148 heads of state, the summit shed lights on vital issues for humanity and the future generations. The most important conclusion reached in the summit was the realization of the need to revert the path of globalization from widening the gap between poor and rich countries to narrowing it. The Millennium Declaration that was signed by all the heads of state participating in the summit, focused on the need for change. By signing this agreement, world leaders committed themselves to enhance democracy and state of law and order and working on bridging the gap between the rich and poor of the community.
President Saleh was among the leaders who committed himself to more democracy and freedom of opinion as he said in his statement (full text of statement on page2). During his visit, the president met with Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz in which he talked about various issues concerning bilateral relationships and issues concerned the lately signed border treaty. President Saleh also met with several other Arab leaders and world leaders and attended the reception hosted by President of the USA, Bill Clinton in honor of the guests.
For Yemen, the summit was a golden opportunity to describe the progress in terms of democracy, economic reforms, security and overall stability. As for the rest of the world, the occasion was a reminder of the globalization taking place, and how quickly are countries adapting to the new world order in terms of improving democracy and human rights records, and working on catching up with the global economy and transformation towards a one huge market.
Having been part of this huge gathering, Yemen holds the responsibility of fulfilling the conditions of the new world order by enhancing its democratic environment and freedom of the press, protection of human rights, strengthening security and stability, enforcement of law and order, and improving the economy. It is a challenge that President Saleh has clearly stated many times before that is willing take. Only time will tell how many of the commitments Yemen will be fulfilling.

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