Sana'a. .- The President of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh, under heavy political pressure from a month ago, today held out his hand to the opposition to form a national unity government, although it reserved the most important portfolios. In vain did the offer, because the opposition rejected any possibility of joining a firm of Saleh, and, instead, insisted on staying "off the street people and their demands." According to sources quoted by SABA Yemeni presidency, the ruling was going to arrive "in the coming hours," his offer to share the government to the opposition platform organizer of the revolt against the Yemeni regime "Encounter shared." But from that alliance, which brings together the five main opposition parties, the answer was clear.
"We will not abandon our position," the spokesman told Efe platform, Mohamed Sabri, who rejected the offer Saleh for the opposition to join a new government. The Sabri said that the opposition has decided to "be on the side of the street people and their demands", which first raised political demands and is now demanding the resignation of the president directly Yemen.
Since the start of protests demanding the resignation of Saleh, on 27 January, the president repeatedly has withdrawn its offer of dialogue and forming a national unity government, which has been rejected by the opposition. According to the Qatari channel Al Jazeera, Saleh said that even if the opposition decides to join this government, the president will get in touch with independent personalities to form a cabinet plural.
Besides proposing a government of national unity, Saleh attempted to disarm the arguments of the protests and announced a series of additional measures that are close to some of the opposition demands. Proposed constitutional amendments and reforms of electoral laws and an initiative to bring to justice officials accused of corruption.
He also promised to release unconvicted prisoners and create an atmosphere of reconciliation to ensure the success of national dialogue and end the demonstrations and strikes. According to a statement by Saleh reproduced by SABA to raise awareness of these initiatives, the president is convinced that what is currently happening in Yemen is an "imitation" of what happened both in Tunisia and Egypt.
Also, Saleh criticized political leaders for rejecting dialogue and, instead, "Adherence to the chaos and support those who are on the street", while warning that the country runs the risk of divided "into four parts ". "Some people proposed to hold early presidential elections, and who wants to come that are in power, and we say that we are ready to leave, but not through the chaos," said Saleh, the agency official.
"We are ready and we affirm that we are bored and tired of more than 32 years in power," the ruling. The president's statements came a day after he launched a different message, asking members of the parliamentary bloc of the ruling General Popular Congress Party and unite to deal with mass demonstrations.
Saleh made the call after last Saturday an influential tribal leader, Hussein Abdullah al-Ahmar, announced his resignation from the ruling party and called on other leaders to come together to overthrow the regime. Political protests in Yemen, involving supporters and opponents of the regime, which in some cases has led to clashes between rival groups emerged with the riots in Tunisia and Egypt.
The latest figures put the number at 17 dead and hundreds injured in the protests. Yemen is the poorest country in the Arab world. Besides this political upheaval, Saleh's regime is exposed to continuous actions of Al Qaeda, which has bases in this country to an attempted secession of the south and a Shiite rebellion in the north of the country which acts sporadically. 
"We will not abandon our position," the spokesman told Efe platform, Mohamed Sabri, who rejected the offer Saleh for the opposition to join a new government. The Sabri said that the opposition has decided to "be on the side of the street people and their demands", which first raised political demands and is now demanding the resignation of the president directly Yemen.
Since the start of protests demanding the resignation of Saleh, on 27 January, the president repeatedly has withdrawn its offer of dialogue and forming a national unity government, which has been rejected by the opposition. According to the Qatari channel Al Jazeera, Saleh said that even if the opposition decides to join this government, the president will get in touch with independent personalities to form a cabinet plural.
Besides proposing a government of national unity, Saleh attempted to disarm the arguments of the protests and announced a series of additional measures that are close to some of the opposition demands. Proposed constitutional amendments and reforms of electoral laws and an initiative to bring to justice officials accused of corruption.
He also promised to release unconvicted prisoners and create an atmosphere of reconciliation to ensure the success of national dialogue and end the demonstrations and strikes. According to a statement by Saleh reproduced by SABA to raise awareness of these initiatives, the president is convinced that what is currently happening in Yemen is an "imitation" of what happened both in Tunisia and Egypt.
Also, Saleh criticized political leaders for rejecting dialogue and, instead, "Adherence to the chaos and support those who are on the street", while warning that the country runs the risk of divided "into four parts ". "Some people proposed to hold early presidential elections, and who wants to come that are in power, and we say that we are ready to leave, but not through the chaos," said Saleh, the agency official.
"We are ready and we affirm that we are bored and tired of more than 32 years in power," the ruling. The president's statements came a day after he launched a different message, asking members of the parliamentary bloc of the ruling General Popular Congress Party and unite to deal with mass demonstrations.
Saleh made the call after last Saturday an influential tribal leader, Hussein Abdullah al-Ahmar, announced his resignation from the ruling party and called on other leaders to come together to overthrow the regime. Political protests in Yemen, involving supporters and opponents of the regime, which in some cases has led to clashes between rival groups emerged with the riots in Tunisia and Egypt.
The latest figures put the number at 17 dead and hundreds injured in the protests. Yemen is the poorest country in the Arab world. Besides this political upheaval, Saleh's regime is exposed to continuous actions of Al Qaeda, which has bases in this country to an attempted secession of the south and a Shiite rebellion in the north of the country which acts sporadically.
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