The Russian president’s special envoy to the Middle East, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, affirmed his country’s readiness for any role that serves peace, security and stability in Yemen, Arabic news site  reported on Sunday.
This came during a meeting with Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi on Saturday evening, Russian envoy Mikhail Bogdanov and his accompanying delegation, on the eve of the 29th Arab summit in the Saudi city of Dhahran.
The Russian president’s special envoy said the Yemeni-Russian relationship was strong, as well as historical, stating that there were preparations underway to celebrate in November this year the 90th anniversary of the establishment of Yemeni-Russian relations.
