Gulf
Cooperation Council calls for power transfer in Yemen
Monday April 11, 2011 08:09:09 AM,
IANS
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Sana'a: The Gulf
Cooperation Council (GCC) has called for Yemeni President Ali
Abdullah Saleh to transfer power to enable the opposition to form
a transitional unity government, Xinhua quoted a spokesman of the
ruling party as saying.
According to the spokesman of the ruling General People's Congress
party (GPC), who preferred anonymity, GPC initially rejected the
offer but the party is now deliberating over the GCC statement.
"We have received the message of the GCC and the final response
will be decided by the Yemeni people," said the spokesman.
GCC has also asked Saleh to allow the opposition Joint Meeting
Parties (JMP) to lead the transitional national unity government,
he added.
The final statement, which was issued in Riyadh following a
meeting of foreign ministers of GCC states and Yemen, said that
after the JMP forms the transitional government, it will be
authorised to write a new constitution and prepare for elections.
Over 120 people have been killed and about 5,000 injured since the
protests inspired by uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt broke out in
Yemen early February.
President Saleh, who has ruled since 1978, announced a state of
emergency in Yemen March 18.
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