Yemeni army forces fire a missile towards positions of Al Qaeda Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi has vowed to preserve the gains of the peaceful youth revolution that overthrew his predecessor Ali Abdullah Saleh. The President said that the revolution came to restore the status and values of Yemen's constitution and law. Change has started to achieve the desired results, according to Hadi.
This was said in a televised speech of President Hadi aired Saturday on the state-run TV channel on the occasion of the 49th national anniversary of the October 14, 1963 Revolution, which ended the British occupation of Yemen.
President Hadi spoke about the power transfer accord, sponsored by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), upon which he took on office through presidential elections held on November 21, 2011, stressing that the accords have safeguarded the country from the threat of violence that was going to drive the country to "disintegration and fragmentation."
Commemorating the anniversary of the revolution against the British occupation on October 14, 1963, President Hadi added that "the march of change unleashed by our young people came to restore the originality of the national system as well as the status and values of Yemen's constitution and law; we also believe that the change has started to achieve the desired results, and we actually move on to consolidate the people's sovereignty and the state of law, order and institutions."
Hadi saluted all army and security staff for their efforts in defeating al-Qaeda militants and uprooting them in May 2012 from the southern cities of Abyan and Shabwah.
Hadi, who took power following an uprising against his predecessor, said that the youth is the core of change to build a modern civil state, equality and social justice.
"We have overcome many challenges and are able today, with the mighty will of our people and the support of our brothers and friends, to complete the road and rescue our homeland" he added.
"We need the comprehensive national dialogue to lay down the foundations of new Yemen through everyone's participation," he stated.
The provisional president said that the forthcoming national dialogue will seek fair solutions to solve the southern issue and other outstanding problems in the country.
President Hadi highly valued the role of Saudi Arabia and "its wise leadership" represented by King Abdullah bin Abdelaziz, and his support for Yemen to overcome the current circumstances created by the repercussions of past events. Hadi also valued highly the GCC role and all partners of donor nations and organisations in supporting the Yemeni people in the political, developmental and humanitarian issues.
On the other hand, and commemorating the same event, leader of the southern separatist movement, and former president of the once found South Yemen state, Ali Salem al-Beidh, vowed to "end the northern occupation" and regain the independence of the southern state.
Beidh reiterated his rejection to take part in the National Dialogue Conference, stressing that he will not accept to enter any talks with the central government unless these talks are based on the separation between north and south.
Beidh is currently living Beirut, Lebanon. He fled Yemen in 1994 after a civil war he lost against the northern central government led by former president Ali Abdullah Saleh.
He has been constantly accused by Yemen's government - before and after the 2011 uprising- of receiving funds and support from Iran in order to stir turmoil in Yemen and threat the country’s unity.