Mohammed bin Rashid receives Yemen's vice president

Vice-President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum received the visiting Yemeni Vice-President and Prime Minister Khaled Mahfouz Bahah at Zabeel Palace this evening.

Sheikh Mohammed reviewed with Bahah the current situation in Yemen in the light of recent political and security developments, following the return of Aden and several provinces to the legitimate government.

The Yemeni vice-president conveyed the gratitude of President Abd Rabo Mansour Hadi and the people of Yemen for the brotherly support given by the UAE and its people to the legitimacy in Yemen and for delivering humanitarian assistance in the affected areas of Yemen.

Sheikh Mohammed renewed the firm stand of the UAE leadership in support of Yemen and its people and to the international legitimacy and peace. He expressed the hope that Yemen will regain peace and stability under the legitimate leadership and government.

The meeting was attended by H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chief Executive of Emirates Group, Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister for Cabinet Affairs, Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State, Lt. General Mohammed Abdul Rahim Al Ali, Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Defence, Khalifa Saeed Sulaiman, Director-General of Dubai Protocol and Hospitality Department, Salem Khalifa Al Gahfli, UAE Ambassador to Yemen and members of the delegation accompanying the Yemeni vice-president.