The Yemeni authorities are hoping for Russia's participation in the restoration of the country torn apart by an armed conflict, country's Ambassador in Russia Ahmed Salem Wahishi said Friday.
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 05th October, 2018) The Yemeni authorities are hoping for Russia's participation in the restoration of the country torn apart by an armed conflict, country's Ambassador in Russia Ahmed Salem Wahishi said Friday.
"Obviously we will not wait until peace has been established to deal with this issue. We are thinking about it now, we are thinking about rebuilding Yemen. I hope that Russia will play an effective role in this restoration," the ambassador said at a press conference at Rossiya Segodnya International news Agency's press center.
Russia had participated in the construction of a port in Hudaydah, Wahishi stressed.
"Russia established power stations, for example, in [the Yemeni port city of] Aden, facilitated the work on the search for oil and gas fields. We are striving to develop trade between our countries, and we will need help with seafaring in the future," the ambassador said.
Wahishi added that the Yemeni authorities welcomed Russia's participation in resolving the crisis in the country and noted that Russia could play an important role in the resolution of the problem.
Yemen has been gripped by the civil war with the government headed by Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi fighting the Houthi movement. The government is backed by the Saudi-led coalition that has been carrying out airstrikes targeted at the areas controlled by the Houthis since March 2015.
