Closing statement of the 6th GPC conference announced [Archives:2002/36/Local News]

By reading out its final statement, the sixth conference of the General People’s Congress (GPC) came to an end on Monday August 26 in Sana’a. The conference which was chaired by the President of the Republic and Chairman of the GPC, Ali Abdullah Saleh, lasted for three days with the participation of 4,892 members. Out of these number is 650 female participants.
The statement confirmed the importance of the commitment to the religious and national norms of the country, the choice of democracy, multi-party system, peaceful transfer of power, and respect of the freedom of the press.
The statement considered all these principles the concrete base for political stability and democratic development in the country. It also called for fighting terrorism by every means possible, considering it a national task and stressed on the role of mosques in enlightening the public and spreading decent values among them.
Furthermore, the statement confirmed the GPC’s commitment to continue the economic, administrative and financial reform program, encouraging technical education and the establishment of a social security network. In regards to public freedoms and human rights, the statement emphasized on the protection of citizens’ freedoms, human rights, supporting civil organizations and developing professional journalism by encouraging journalists to play their required role in enlightening the society by presenting factual information to the public.
The statement focused on improving conditions of intellectuals and employees in education, culture and information. Participation of women in different labor arenas was among the very important recommendations of the conference. The statement pointed out that being half of the society, women should be given the opportunity to participate in the construction of the country.
The statement assured the ultimate support to the Islamic and Arab issues including the Palestinian struggle for independence. The statement expressed Yemen’s total refusal to a US-led attack against Iraq or changing its regime by force. It expressed Yemen’s clear stance in solidarity with all Arab states amid growing dangers of a possible threat to the region. It supported Saudi Arabia and Egypt against the media barrage launched at the two countries in particular and at Arabs and Muslims in general. It also referred to the good relations between Yemen and Gulf countries and praised the step taken by Gulf countries in accepting Yemen’s access to some of the GCC organizations.

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