Yemen's ruling party has accepted an initiative of the Persian Gulf countries that sets deadlines for the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, Efe reported political sources. The initiative, however, it is difficult to apply because President Saleh has not yet given its formal approval and the main opposition parties refuse to form a national unity government, a cornerstone of the proposal.
The head of the Information Department of the Party's General People's Congress, Tarek Shami, told Efe that the political group has accepted the proposal "as a whole, unchanged and in its entirety." The initiative, unveiled Thursday by a mission of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) establishes the formation of a national unity government and that President Saleh cede power to the Yemeni vice president within a month.
The ruling party announced on its website that the response to this initiative was provided by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Abu Bakr al Qirbi, the GCC Secretary General Abdul Latif bin Rashid Al Zayani. But a senior presidential official consulted by Efe and who requested anonymity, insisted that the ruling "has not given its formal approval" to the proposal by the Gulf countries.
Saleh, the source said, only "welcomed the efforts of neighboring countries, as they are in favor of Yemen, its security and stability." Yesterday, in a speech before thousands of supporters in Sanaa, the Yemeni President welcomed this initiative and undertook to look "positively within the framework for the Yemeni Republic." The plan provides for the formation of a unity government led by the opposition, to prepare the country for the holding of new elections.
Also fixed within a month Saleh cede his powers to Vice President Abdo Rabo Mansour Hadi, and two months after this transfer is parliamentary and presidential elections. The opposition, meanwhile, said he was willing to accept almost every proposal, but without accepting a key condition.
The spokesman of the opposition coalition parties of the Joint Meeting, Mohamed Quhtan, told Efe that the alliance had accepted the plan and so he had informed the Secretary General of the GCC, "except in relation to the government of national unity." "We can not share a government with Saleh, the spokesman added.
On 22 March, Saleh, president of Yemen since unification between north and south, in 1990, had already announced its readiness to hand over power before the end of this year, but the opposition calls for his immediate departure. Yemen has been the scene since late January a series of protests that began first with demands for political reforms and are now focused on demanding the ouster of President Saleh. 
The head of the Information Department of the Party's General People's Congress, Tarek Shami, told Efe that the political group has accepted the proposal "as a whole, unchanged and in its entirety." The initiative, unveiled Thursday by a mission of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) establishes the formation of a national unity government and that President Saleh cede power to the Yemeni vice president within a month.
The ruling party announced on its website that the response to this initiative was provided by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Abu Bakr al Qirbi, the GCC Secretary General Abdul Latif bin Rashid Al Zayani. But a senior presidential official consulted by Efe and who requested anonymity, insisted that the ruling "has not given its formal approval" to the proposal by the Gulf countries.
Saleh, the source said, only "welcomed the efforts of neighboring countries, as they are in favor of Yemen, its security and stability." Yesterday, in a speech before thousands of supporters in Sanaa, the Yemeni President welcomed this initiative and undertook to look "positively within the framework for the Yemeni Republic." The plan provides for the formation of a unity government led by the opposition, to prepare the country for the holding of new elections.
Also fixed within a month Saleh cede his powers to Vice President Abdo Rabo Mansour Hadi, and two months after this transfer is parliamentary and presidential elections. The opposition, meanwhile, said he was willing to accept almost every proposal, but without accepting a key condition.
The spokesman of the opposition coalition parties of the Joint Meeting, Mohamed Quhtan, told Efe that the alliance had accepted the plan and so he had informed the Secretary General of the GCC, "except in relation to the government of national unity." "We can not share a government with Saleh, the spokesman added.
On 22 March, Saleh, president of Yemen since unification between north and south, in 1990, had already announced its readiness to hand over power before the end of this year, but the opposition calls for his immediate departure. Yemen has been the scene since late January a series of protests that began first with demands for political reforms and are now focused on demanding the ouster of President Saleh.
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