PM: Government works to improve economy

SANA'A, May 05 (Saba)-Prime Minister Ali Mujawar said that the
government is working to improve the economic growth of the nation
and continuing reforms agenda.

In his speech to the second round of the 7th conference of the
General People Congress party (GPC), Mujawar pointed out to the
achievements of the government for period from December 2005 to
April 2009 within the objectives of third five-year plan for
development and poverty reduction.

He said that these achievements done because of gathering efforts
and transparency in the state corporations under the continuing
support of the political leadership represented by President Ali
Abdullah Saleh.

However, the prime minister indicated to challenges which have faced
the nation, decrease of the oil production of the country, increase
in prices of the basic goods, the issue of military retirees,
disaster of flooding in Hadramout and al-Maharah and global
financial crisis as well as terror attacks, kidnapping the tourists,
piracy in Aden Gulf and Arabian Sea.

Such challenges and their impacts should be studies seriously by all
government corporations and local councils as well as civil society
organizations and political parties, he said.

He pointed out to the achievements in fields of roads, water,
health, education and investment during the previous period.

The prime minister confirmed commitment of the government to carry
out all tasks in spite of attempts that target the unity and the
republican system of the nation.

AH