President Al-Zubaidi Receives Russian Chargé d’Affairs to Yemen

SMA NEWS – RIYADH
President Aidarous Qassem Al-Zubaidi, the President of the Southern Transitional Council (STC) and Deputy Head of the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), at his residence in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on Monday, received H.E. Mr. Yafghini Kodrove, Acting Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Yemen.

At the beginning of the meeting, President Al-Zubaidi welcomed the Russian Chargé d’Affairs, reviewing with him the strong bilateral relations between the South and the Russian Federation, and the pivotal role Russia plays in supporting endeavours to bring peace to the entire region.

The meeting discussed the latest political and military developments in light of the Houthi militia’s intransigence on international efforts aimed at extending the truce and its repudiation of the prior reached agreement, as well as non-compliancy with their obligations, and continuous obstruction of peace endeavours.

During the meeting, they reviewed the recent developments in the capital, Aden, and the efforts made by all parties to normalize life and promote development as the capital of the country.

President Al-Zubaidi reiterated the position of the STC and the PLC in responding to the calls for ceasing the war, and bringing peace, noting that they have positively been dealing with all international concerted efforts aimed at extending the truce while the Houthi militias continue rejecting the endeavours, violating the truce and consolidating military mobilization, highlighting the efforts of the international community urging to adopt a firm position to put an end to these movements so that these efforts would not be futile.

President Al-Zubaidi pointed out that the political leadership in the South and the liberated governorates is committed to the truce, and will deal positively with all calls for peace, while it will remain open to all options to protect the security and stability of the liberated areas and the international interests like international shipping lines in the Red Sea and al-Mandab strait.

For his part, the Russian Chargé d’Affairs expressed his country’s strong support for the stances of ceasing the war and bringing peace to our country, lauding the victories achieved by the armed forces in the military operation “Arrows of the East”, which targeted the strongholds of terrorist organizations in Abyan Governorate.