The Emerging Democracies Forum A Success for Yemen and a New Milestone for the Yemen Times [Archives:1999/27/Front Page]

The Emerging Democracies Forum achieved all the marks of success. The success was to be split between the Yemeni people and Government on one side for hosting the Forum, which was widely hailed by all the participants. On the other side, the Yemen Times went to print for five consecutive days, including 2 issues on Monday the 28th of June, for the regular weekly edition and the daily Forum edition. The organization, preparation, security, and media coverage of the Forum were satisfactory to all. The delegate members were impressed by the hospitality and kindness of the people. 
The Yemen Times, on the other hand, has proven that it can produce a daily publication, and with the collaboration of the National Democratic Institute, was able to keep the Forum participants and other interested parties, in Yemen and worldwide, well informed on all of the developments in the Forum. 
Many hailed the 2 successes as good reasons for restoring the confidence in Yemen. It showed that indeed achievements are possible, even amidst all the widespread evidence of uncertainty. With extremely high quality printouts, useful information about Yemen’s democratization, as well as profiles of the NDI, political parties, and participating countries, and more than ten interviews with key figures in the EDF, the special edition marked another success for the paper. 
The Yemen Times wanted to be true to the aspirations of the late Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Saqqaf, that the Yemen Times shall always remain a pioneering establishment in the fields that best serve the interests and rights of the Yemeni people. We are growing stronger, and so is Yemen. We therefore urge our readers that they should maintain faith in the country and its independent press, and should never lose hope in the future. The three-day Forum concluded with the drawing up of the Sanaa Declaration, which summarized the proceedings of the Forum and called for the transformation of the conclusions into real action that will be felt by the people themselves. The full text of the Sanaa Declaration appears on Report Page 

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