President Hadi launches NDC teams\' field visits to 7 governorates

President Abdu Rabbo Mansour Hadi, the President of the National Dialogue Conference (NDC) on Thursday launched the field visits of NDC teams in order to closely look to the developments on the ground and get acquainted with the community\'s needs and views. The President made the inauguration as chairing an extraordinary meeting of the NDC\'s presidium, secretariat and heads NDC teams. He called on everyone to make unremitting efforts to make the national dialogue succeed, expressing his great satisfaction with the positive and remarkable results being achieved in the light of the dialogue program. Speaking of issues of security, stability, economic conditions and counterterrorism, Hadi said that the security authorities are hunting the terrorist kidnappers of the Finnish couple and the Austrian from place to place. The three foreigners were abducted by armed men in Tahrir area at the capital on December 21, 2012. \"We are keen to their safety and move carefully in order to release them and return them home safe,\" he said, expressing his deep regret for such terrorist incidents which damage the reputation of the country and destabilize its security and stability. He said that such actions are absolutely against the religion. They are shameful criminal and terrorist acts, warning of the consequences of satisfying to the terrorists\' demands. The President stressed that the cooperation of the societal forces in \"this historical stage is required. We are counting on those forces that reject the existence of terrorists in their regions. They should inform the competent authorities about their location.\" He pointed to the world\'s sympathy and support for Yemen, saying \"when I have been in Russia recently, Russian President Vladimir Putin told me that no country has received support and sympathy since the establishment of the United Nations as Yemen. You, in Yemen, should take advantage of this situation and work harder in order to make Yemen enjoys law and order, security and stability.\" Hadi touched on a number of topics that relate to the teams\' tasks in terms of communications and getting acquaintance with grievances in the different regions and governorates. Then, the President announced distribution of the NDC\'s teams in the governorates of Aden, Taiz, Hadramout, Sa\'ada, Hodeida, Marib and Mahaweet.