Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s meeting with Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council of Yemen Tareq Saleh

On September 19, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Leadership Council of the Republic of Yemen Tareq Saleh who is in Moscow on a working visit.

The parties had an extensive exchange of views on the current situation in Yemen and around it emphasising the need for an early comprehensive settlement of the Yemeni crisis by establishing a sustainable and inclusive national dialogue under the auspices of the UN.

They specifically focused on the developments in the Palestine-Israel conflict theatre, as well as the negative impact of the protracted crisis in Gaza on the wider situation in the Red Sea region. At the same time, the Russian side reaffirmed its conviction that safety of international navigation in the waters adjacent to Yemen should be ensured exclusively by political and diplomatic methods, and that these efforts should be combined with intensive work to de-escalate tensions in the Palestinian territories.

The parties also touched upon several practical aspects of further strengthening the multifaceted Russian-Yemeni ties, which have always been friendly.

On the same day, the Russian Foreign Ministry hosted extensive consultations between Tareq Saleh and Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and Africa and Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov.