Almotamar.net, Saba - President Ali Abdullah Saleh and U.S. counterpart Barack Obama discussed on Wednesday the bilateral relationship and the latest developments in the region topped by the Egyptian crisis.
In his phone call to President Saleh, Obama praised the initiative President Saleh announced today that included several positive steps, mainly wise and significant reforms.
"You proved that you are a wise leader as you have started to address the situation efficiently," Obama told Saleh, adding:" I look forward to a good partnership between Yemen and the U.S."
Furthermore, Obama said he backed the call of President Saleh for the Joint Meeting Parties to come back to the dialogue table, as he affirmed the U.S. support to all political, economic, administrative and judicial reforms announced by President Saleh.
The U.S. is keen to continue cooperation with Yemen in all areas, especially in the security field and in the fight against terrorism, Obama said.
President Saleh expressed the Yemeni appreciation for the U.S. support to help Yemen boost its economy and face various challenges.
Earlier today, President Saleh attended the emergency meeting of the House of Representatives and the Shura, telling the meeting he will not run for president again and will not bring his son to power after his term expires in 20133.
Saleh also urged to freeze the discussion of proposed constitutional amendments that were approved by Parliament in December and called on the Joint Meeting Parties, the opposition, to come back to dialogue.
The nation's interest must be put above other interests and all should work together in the best interest of the people, he said.
The United Arab Emirates acknowledged on Tuesday that two of its pilots were killed when their military aggression plane crashed over Jawf province, a military official said
The official added that the aggressive crashed plane was an apache that was
Artillery of the army and popular shelled a gathering of Saudi-paid mercenaries in al-Moqadra area in Serwah district of Marib province, a military official said on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, dozens of Saudi-paid mercenaries were killed and others injured in Wadi al-Theek in the district, the official added.
The army and popular forces carried out on Monday unique military operations in Taiz province.
A military official said that a number of Saudi-paid mercenaries were killed at the hands of the army and popular forces in al-Jazami Hill in al-Kadaha area in al-Ma'afer district.
A Saudi aggression fighter jet targeted a citizen's car driving in Fara area of Kutaf district in Saada province overnight, killing the driver and injuring his friend, a security official said on Monday.
The army artillery and popular committees launched a fierce attack on Saudi-paid mercenaries' sites in Jawf province, a military official said on Monday.
The attack destroyed a military vehicle belonging to the mercenaries and killed all on board in Sabran area in khab and shaaf district.
Scores of Saudi enemy soldiers were killed and injured on Sunday when the army and popular forces repelled a Saudi military attempt to sneak into Shurfah site in the border province of Najran, a military official said.
The operation was accomplished successfully against the Saudi
The army and popular committees have killed a total of 18 Saudi-paid mercenaries in sniper operations over the past hours in the central province of Marib, a military official said on Sunday.
Ten mercenaries were killed in Nehm district and eight others were killed in Serwah district, said the official.
Saudi aggression warplanes have launched more than 49 airstrikes over the past hours on several residential areas across Yemen, a security official said on Sunday.
The airstrikes targeted the areas of Malahiz and Husama in Dhahir district, and areas Thuban, Masahif and Sdad in Bakim district of northern Saada province.
Saleh receives Obama call
