Almotamar.net, Saba - President Ali Abdullah Saleh attended on Wednesday a closing session for the training course for leaderships of general staff of the armed and security forces.

In the session, president Saleh delivered a speech in which he affirmed importance of holding such training courses for the armed and security commanders, highlighting achievements taken place in the Yemeni armed forces.

He called on the military and security leaderships to get further knowledge about regional and international developments.

The president highlighted date of 7th July, saying that in this date, the Yemeni people and their security and military forces defeated a plot targeting unity of the nation in 1994.

We have to reject culture of abhorrence, regionalism and tribalism, he said.

He called on all for tolerance, culture of national unity and development, saying that the armed and security forces are protection rock for development process and democracy in the country.

He wished all participants in the course good luck.