PREVIEW: Putin to meet with Chairman of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council
MOSCOW, May 28. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council of the Republic of Yemen Rashad Muhammad al-Alimi on Wednesday.
The high-ranking Yemeni official is in Russia on an official visit.
According to the Kremlin press service, Putin and Rashad Muhammad al-Alimi plan to discuss prospects for cultivating Russia-Yemen ties in the political sphere, trade and economy, and humanitarian and cultural affairs, as well as a number of pressing regional issues.
According to Yemen’s SABA news agency, the Yemeni official plans to discuss security in the Middle East during his visit, including the conflict in Yemen.
Russian-Yemeni relations
According to the Kremlin website, Putin received Yemeni presidents in Moscow three times: in 2002, 2014 and 2013.
In 2022, Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi announced the creation of the Presidential Leadership Council in 2022 and vested it with the top authority during the transitional period. Chairmen of the council never visited Moscow.
The latest contact between Putin and Rashad Muhammad al-Alimi took place on March 19, 2024, when the head of the Presidential Leadership Council congratulated the Russian leader on re-election.
Russia and Yemen mark the 70th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations in 2025.
