SC'S COMMITTEE REQUESTS 3 MORE WEEKS TO START DIALOG CONFERENCE

SANA'A, Jan.06 (Saba) - The Shoura Council's preparatory committee
for the national dialogue conference decided on Wednesday to request
President Ali Abdullah Saleh to postpone the dialog conference date
three more weeks.

This came during the committee meeting headed by Chairman of Shoura
Council Abdul Aziz Abdul Ghani, during which it discussed what has
been achieved to prepare for the conference.

In this respect, the committee reviewed reports on the achievements
of the tasks assigned to the sub-committees and listened to a number
of proposals made by the sub-committees to emphasize the need for
more time to ensure good preparation and arrangement for the
conference and to expand the participation to include the various
political and social parts concerning with the dialog.

Last week, the committee of the national dialog conference announced
that President Ali Abdullah Saleh approved its request to postpone
the conference for two weeks. It was scheduled to hold the
conference on 26 December, 2009.

On December 14th, Saleh sent a letter to the Shoura Council over
launching a national dialog that should gather all political and
social forces as well as civil society organizations under the
constitution and national principles.

The President Saleh's call for a comprehensive national dialogue
under the supervision of the Shoura Council aims to address all
crucial issues at the national arena.

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