Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi warned of the consequences of some political forces’ actions in the country Yemeni president Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi warned of the consequences of some political forces’ actions in the country, which are a barrier to a political settlement in the country. The president rejected what he called the “arm-twisting” policy.
Three out of six political parties invited to take part in the National Dialogue will boycott the event, to protest against their misrepresentation in the dialogue.
Hadi met with members of the Dialogue Committee to discuss the advancement of the project. The committee raised 20 points of importance back in August with the expectations that President Hadi would need to consider before the national dialogue.
The President said: “No one will manage to twist the arm of any party. Everyone wants us to succeed; fallacies will not work for those who try to hinder the path to peace. The initiative to implement democracy in Yemen is being closely watched by the Gulf Cooperation Council, the international scene and the Yemeni people.
In a meeting with the National Dialogue Committee, Hadi insisted on the importance of putting the national interest before any political interest.
President Hadi added: “We should observe what\'s going on in the countries which have risen for change. We were able to achieve a peaceful agreement which protected our country from civil war and fragmentation, and we moved to prospects of growth, peace and development with high hopes.\"
In the same vein, spokeswoman for the National Dialogue Committee, Amal Basha, said that the President’s praised the committee work. In a statement to the press, she said: “The president urged members of the Committee to speed up the completion to submit a final report.
“Organising this dialogue is the way out of a violent conflict. We want to protect Sanaa from becoming another Damascus.”
Regarding the controversy caused by the misrepresentation of all political forces, Hadi considered that \"raising the proportion of the vote on the decisions of the national dialogue to 90% is a guarantee against the domination of one party based on its numerical force.\"
The commission had failed to represent all political forces in the dialogue. UN envoy to Yemen Jamal bin Omar has now been appointed to handle the seat distribution task. The Joint Meeting parties (Elhauk party, Union of Popular Forces, the Arab Socialist Baath) have been allocated 12 seats, while the Reform, Socialist and Nasserist Parties have been allocated 115 seats.