Yemeni parliament speaker calls for fighting corruption

In a speech he delivered before the second general conference of his party, Yemeni Parliament Speaker Sheikh Abdullah al-Ahmar, who is also leader of the opposition Yemeni Grouping for Reform, has called for fighting corruption in his country.

Speaking to 3,240 persons who were taking part in the conference, Sheikh al-Ahmar called for "consolidating the process of democracy, honoring rights, legal and constitutional freedoms and fighting corruption."

He also called for eliminating the high cost of living, improving levels of the services of health, education, electricity and water and ensuring job opportunities for the unemployed.

During the conference, which will be concluded tomorrow, the party's new commissions will be elected for the forthcoming four years.