Almotamar.net, Saba - President Ali Abdullah Saleh recalled on Sunday for all Yemenis to be ready to participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections. In his speech to Yemeni people in the country and abroad and Arab and Islamic peoples on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, President Saleh said "We recall for all Yemenis in the country to be ready to participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections", affirming that the elections will take place at the planned time in order to promote the democratic approach and embodying the principle of the peaceful transfer of power.

"In Yemen, we have a democratic experience which was impressive and encouraged by the World. Therefore, we will continue building democracy that expresses the willingness of our people through the ballot boxes based on the constitution and the laws in force".

President Saleh pointed out that the process of construction and development could not be stopped whatever the difficulties and constraints.

"Therefore, the largest battle of the country is economy that gives blessed outcomes, where we witness new achievements annually. Our commitment to democratic and pluralistic approach could not be retreated or changed whatever challenges", said Saleh.

He noted that the Islamic nation, the number of its population reaches more than one billion and three million people, still suffers the greatest threats inherited from the decades of underdevelopment, decay, despotism and colonialism, affirming its current battle must be directed toward the eradication of ignorance, poverty, diseases, unemployment and isolation.

"No way to overcome those problems without the establishment of sincere brotherly cooperation relations among all Islamic countries and bridges of integration and unity by progressive steps that were taken by other peoples and nations", emphasized Saleh.

He warned the Islamic nation faces an open war waged by several methods against our religion and the Seal of Prophets and Messengers, Prophet Mohammed.

"Unfortunately, there are some people those give justification of that war by distorting the Islamic religion and providing an erroneous image of Islam through committing heinous crimes of terrorism, targeting the lives of innocents, destructing installations and targeting security and stability through resorting the extremism's ideas driven by malignant thoughts", said Saleh.

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