[06 October 2008]
HADRAMOUT, Oct. 06 (Saba)- President Ali Abdullah Saleh unearthed arresting terrorist cell five days ago has links with Israeli intelligence, despite raising a banner for Islam.

" You will hear about what will be going on in the proceedings," said the president, calling all political parties and people of good will to cooperate for facing terrorist acts for making all people in peaceful and stable conditions.

In his meeting with officials and dignitaries in Hadramout governorate on Monday, president Saleh talked about governor's elections "I congratulate you for electing Salem al-Khanbashi as governor for Hadramout. I know him as honest and nationalistic person and for this reason I brought him to run for the elections despite blame for nominating a person from out the party (GPC)."

He talked about establishing university in Hadramout Valley, saying that there are three colleges and I will direct the government to complete the university in the Valley because it has become great governorate with complete security apparatus.

Concerning land assigned for investment, the president directed the governor to notify those who have been granted these lands and have not carried out investment projects on having a period of 3-4 months to start their projects unless the lands will be granted to citizens to make use of them.

He affirmed that these lands have been granted to investors for making investment projects providing work opportunities not to be frozen or trade for illegally.

Concerning electricity, he says "we are working on providing 30 mega watt of electricity generated by gas. We are intending to build strategic project for generating energy. For this purpose we seek for French, Jordanian, American and Malaysian expertise for establishing a station for generating electricity with nuclear energy and Allah will help us succeed in this."

He noted increasing of cement production for there is a number of cement factories working in Yemen and new ones in Lahj and in Hadramout.

"I seize this opportunity for meeting with this elite of people in this hall to call political parties to actively participate in the elections (2009 parliamentary elections)," he said.

MA


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