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Yemeni President ready for power-transfer
Embattled Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh welcomed Gulf "efforts" to end his country's political crisis, saying he was ready for a "peaceful" transfer of power in a constitutional way
Reuters Published in Ahram Online on 11 - 04 - 2011

"In compliance with statements (he) made several times ... his excellency the president has no reservation against transferring power peacefully and smoothly within the framework of the constitution," said a statement from Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh"s office.
The statement said that Yemeni president again "welcomes efforts exerted by brothers in the Gulf Cooperation Council to help in finding a solution for the current crisis in Yemen".
But it fell short of saying clearly whether he accepted a direct GCC proposal calling on Saleh to step down and ensure a peaceful transition of power to his deputy, Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi.
"The Yemeni Republic stresses that it will deal positively with the (GCC) statement as a base for dialogue," said the statement, which came a day after a meeting of GCC foreign ministers in Riyadh.
Saleh, who has been in power since 1978 and faces fierce protests demanding his departure since late January, on Friday rejected such a proposal for his exit made by Qatar's prime minister as a "blatant interference in Yemeni affairs".
His defiant statement came after Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani had said that the GCC member countries "hope to reach a deal with the Yemeni president to step down".
Yemen, an impoverished neighbour of the GCC, recalled its ambassador to Doha in protest.

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