Almotamar.net - President Ali Abdullah Saleh held in Sana'a Thursday talks with the visiting Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas dealt with developments of the Palestinian issue and situation in the region.
The Palestinian President informed President Saleh on developments of the situation in the Palestinian arena in the light of the truce agreement in Gaza Strip between Hamas and Israel and the call for holding Palestinian national dialogue in the light of the Yemeni initiative for healing the rift in the Palestinian rank.
Present Abbas also informed President Saleh on results of the first's visit to Washington and his meeting with American President George Bush and results of his meetings with the Israeli prime minister Olmert for pushing the peace efforts in the region and affirmed keenness of the Palestinian authority on holding a Palestinian national dialogue with different Palestinian factions out of the Yemeni initiative and resolutions of the Arab summit in Damascus.
President Saleh reconfirmed Yemen's support for the right of the Palestinian people to establish their independent state on their national soil, with its capital al-Quds, demanding the end of blockade imposed on the Palestinian people in Gaza Strip.
President Saleh also affirmed Yemen's backing for holding large Palestinian national dialogue with different Palestinian factions and forces in the manner leading to heal the rift to encounter the challenges and serving the Palestinian cause.
In the wake of talks by President Saleh and President Abbas, President Saleh in joint statements to the media, "We are with a Palestinian national reconciliation and free and democratic elections and with a national unity government as well as uniting the Palestinian security apparatuses in service of the higher interests of the Palestinian people and their cause and enhancement of their national unity in the face of the current challenges." He said "Our stand is clear which is part of the Arab stand supportive of struggle of the Palestinian people to get their freedom and independence and with unity of all Palestinian factions."
On his part the Palestinian President said the talks dealt with different issues mainly Palestinian internal situation and the truce that was implemented on Thursday.
The United Arab Emirates acknowledged on Tuesday that two of its pilots were killed when their military aggression plane crashed over Jawf province, a military official said
The official added that the aggressive crashed plane was an apache that was
Artillery of the army and popular shelled a gathering of Saudi-paid mercenaries in al-Moqadra area in Serwah district of Marib province, a military official said on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, dozens of Saudi-paid mercenaries were killed and others injured in Wadi al-Theek in the district, the official added.
The army and popular forces carried out on Monday unique military operations in Taiz province.
A military official said that a number of Saudi-paid mercenaries were killed at the hands of the army and popular forces in al-Jazami Hill in al-Kadaha area in al-Ma'afer district.
A Saudi aggression fighter jet targeted a citizen's car driving in Fara area of Kutaf district in Saada province overnight, killing the driver and injuring his friend, a security official said on Monday.
The army artillery and popular committees launched a fierce attack on Saudi-paid mercenaries' sites in Jawf province, a military official said on Monday.
The attack destroyed a military vehicle belonging to the mercenaries and killed all on board in Sabran area in khab and shaaf district.
Scores of Saudi enemy soldiers were killed and injured on Sunday when the army and popular forces repelled a Saudi military attempt to sneak into Shurfah site in the border province of Najran, a military official said.
The operation was accomplished successfully against the Saudi
The army and popular committees have killed a total of 18 Saudi-paid mercenaries in sniper operations over the past hours in the central province of Marib, a military official said on Sunday.
Ten mercenaries were killed in Nehm district and eight others were killed in Serwah district, said the official.
Saudi aggression warplanes have launched more than 49 airstrikes over the past hours on several residential areas across Yemen, a security official said on Sunday.
The airstrikes targeted the areas of Malahiz and Husama in Dhahir district, and areas Thuban, Masahif and Sdad in Bakim district of northern Saada province.
President confirms Yemen support for a Palestinian national dialogue
