Yemen's National Dialogue concludes with agreement on basis for a new constitution
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[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25928579[/url]
[quote]Amidst troubling reports of setbacks in the Arab awakening countries - ongoing militia violence in Libya and repressive measures in Egypt by the military-backed government - Yemen offers an inspiring and hopeful example with the recent completion of its National Dialogue Conference (NDC).
After nearly 10 months of painstaking and contentious deliberation, the official close of Yemen's National Dialogue on Saturday was a remarkable achievement - not so much for the contents of the final agreement, but for the very fact that the dialogue averted a bloody civil war and brought vehemently opposed political groups around the same table to chart a course for the country's future direction.
Despite ongoing security problems plaguing the country, Yemenis should be proud that they managed a genuinely inclusive dialogue process with 565 delegates representing established political parties, newly emergent political movements, youth activists, women leaders, and civil society organisations.
The culmination of the National Dialogue was a final report with approximately 1,400 recommendations; now Yemen's leaders must start the even more difficult process of translating it into meaningful action and incorporating the principles into a new constitution.[/quote]
[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25835721[/url]
[quote]Yemen's National Dialogue Conference has agreed a document on which the new constitution will be based.
President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi will reveal details of the rival political, tribal, religious and social groups' vision for a new political system at the end of the conference on Saturday.
It is believed to include dividing the country into a number of regions that enjoy semi-autonomy.[/quote]
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