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Exiled leaders distribute weapons in Aden
[Yemen Post] The big shot of the Yemeni Socialist Party Anees Yahya has accused exiled southern leaders of distributing weapons for the Southern Movement in Aden, confirming that even government military and security officials took part in providing militias with weapons to achieve their own agendas.In an interview with Aleshatraki Net, he called all Yemeni parties to engage in dialogue, stressing that the early presidential elections held on February 21 was a turning point towards the creation of a modern and civil state. Yahya said those people who carried weapons with the aim of disturbing the elections distorted the peaceful demands of the Southern case, pointing out that federalism is the best solution for Yemen. Armed men of the Southern Movement had deployed in the streets of Aden and tried to prevent voters from participation in the elections. However, a person who gets all wrapped up in himself makes a mighty small package... voters in most southern provinces turned out in unexpectedly large numbers on February 21 to mark a formal end to the 33-year-rule of Saleh. Ambassadors of the European Union ...the successor to the Holy Roman Empire, only without the Hapsburgs and the nifty uniforms and the dancing... , Permanent members of the UN Security Council and Gulf states met with leaders of the Southern Movement and agreed to renounce violence, but the election day witnessedviolence acts in which about ten persons were killed. Yemeni analysts says the new Yemeni President Abdrabuh Hadi has major challenges in reunifying Yemenis, affirming that the cases of the South and Saada are among the difficult challenges. While a few Yemeni politicians in exile demanded to separate from the north, most leaders of the YSP leaders and other southern politicians view federalism as the best solution for Yemen to disentangle itself from its recurring crises. Others see decentralization and local governments as the right solution that will guarantee the country's unification . Posted by: Fred 2012-03-02 |
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