Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Abdulwahid Abu Ras today discussed, via video link, with Russia's Ambassador to Yemen, Evgeny Kudrov, the latest developments on the national, regional, and international arenas.

During the meeting, the Deputy Foreign Minister affirmed Yemen's keenness to strengthen bilateral relations with Russia in various fields.

He pointed to the current escalation by the Saudi regime and the crimes it commits against civilians and civilian objects.

Abu Ras affirmed that Sanaa will continue to exercise its right to respond and target the Saudi enemy's mobilizations and to consolidate the equation of "siege with siege and escalation with escalation" until the aggression is stopped and the siege imposed on our country is lifted.

He also affirmed commitment to respecting international law and international humanitarian law, keenness to protect navigation in the Red Sea, and to achieve a just and comprehensive peace in Yemen.

For his part, Russia's Ambassador to Yemen renewed the affirmation of his country's support for efforts aimed at de-escalation, achieving peace in Yemen, and alleviating the humanitarian suffering of the Yemeni people.