By Mohammed al-Kibsi
Japan offered 1.14 million US dollars for the purpose of
supporting the fair and smooth implementation of the presidential election in
the Republic of Yemen to be held on February 21, through the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP), said the Japanese Embassy in Sana’a in a press
release issued on Sunday.
In its press release the Japanese embassy said that the upcoming early presidential election is of critical
importance as it is to elect a new president to succeed H.E. President Ali
Abudullah Saleh, who has been in office for 33 years including the period when
he was the president of North Yemen.
“The Government of Yemen has been making its utmost efforts to ensure
the fair and smooth implementation of the election in cooperation with the international
community. The Government of Japan has long been supporting Yemen’s
nation-building efforts, and its assistance for this election is part of
that,” said the press release
“Japan expects that the fair and smooth implementation of the
presidential election will restore stability in Yemen, and that it will
eventually contribute to the stability in the Gulf region as well,” according
to the press release.
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