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39th emergency session of the Arab Parliamentary Union

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The Yemeni capital Sanaa has completed preparations for hosting the urgent 39th session of the Arab Parliamentary Union due to be held today and tomorrow under the chairmanship of the Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

The chairman of the media committee of the preliminary higher committee and member of the Yemeni parliament Ahmad Abdul Malik al-Maqrami said that this emergency session will, in particular, concentrated on means of supporting the Palestinian Intifada at the financial and political aspects and finding out means for maintaining an Arab strategy that supports the cause of Palestine and unmasks the aggressive practices conducted by the Israeli forces against the Palestinians.

He stressed that all Arab parliamentary and Shoura councils approved to attend and take part in this session which is expected to witness a great turnout by heads of Arab parliamentary branches.

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