Yemeni president 'will not bow to international dictates'

[xchrom]

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/yemeni-president-will-not-bow-international-dictates--402113.html

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said on Wednesday he would not bow to international "dictates" to step down and accused his opponents of trying to provoke civil war on a third day of fighting in the capital.

Saleh, who has ruled the fractious Arabian Peninsula state for nearly 33 years, said he remained willing in principle to sign a Gulf-brokered deal to end his rule after months of protests, but few Yemen observers see him signing away power.

Speaking to Reuters at his heavily-guarded presidential compound not far from thousands of protesters who have camped in the capital since January demanding his exit, the 69-year-old president had the confidence of a man who has governed one of the most difficult countries in the world.

The Gulf-mediated deal he has resisted signing so far would grant him immunity from prosecution, but he said he had no plans to leave Yemen and was not afraid of being pursued legally.

[kick-ass-bob]

1. but he won't bow to internal ones either. And that's the problem.

:|

[Eagle Mall]

2. if he doesn't bow voluntarily, he will be forced to his knees.