Al-Mithaq [Archives:2005/831/Press Review]
4 Apr. 2005
Main headlines
– The president welcomes results of Yemeni-Tunisian commission meetings
– Army and security forces surround reaming remnants of rebels in Razamat to force them surrender or face death
– Fish Wealth ministry resorts to justice to retrieve $33 million from investors
– Roundtable conference on social development, work in Yemen begins Saturday
– American Deputy ambassador to Yemen regrets opposition's non-response to GPC's initiative for expanding the woman participation
– Human Rights Minister asks the journalists to move to action and present a draft law alternative to present press law
– First conference on illiteracy eradication and diversified skills to begin on 11 April
Al-Mithaq editorial says the decision taken by the general committee of the GPC on 25 last March concerning dialogue with opposition parties and civil society organizations and the formation of a committee for this question, has received large-scale responses, some have been positive. The commission has last week praised the stances of some political parties and non-governmental organizations that welcomed the GPC's call.
The commission's decision is not for bidding but rather out of a genuine desire of the GPC's leadership on the importance of activating the dialogue among the political forces and increase in demonstration of credibility. The call expresses a genuine intention and sincere patriotic feeling. The GPC has no preconditions for the dialogue with opposition parties but it is necessary to be based on solid foundations which are almost agreed upon. Those bases are mainly the respect of national constants, the constitution and the law, in addition to the significant basis of serving the homeland, the citizens and enhancement of cohesion and the national unity. The expansion of dialogue scope to include parties of the national council, parties of the JMP and the civil society organizations, active in the political life, reflects the GPC's open vision to various active forces in the society and its keenness that all should participate in exerting efforts devoted to serving the homeland and the people. The decision also reflects the GPC's appreciation and deep understanding that the various active social forces are concerned with issues of the homeland and it is mistaken to presume that those issues are the interest of certain forces alone.
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