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DUBAI, /TASS/. The head of Yemen's internationally recognised government, Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, has embarked on an official visit to Moscow, Yemen's Saba news agency reported. Among the topics to be discussed in Moscow are issues of bilateral relations and some aspects of the regional agenda.
According to the agency, the Yemeni prime minister plans to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk, Speaker of the State Duma, or lower house of parliament, Vyacheslav Volodin, and Speaker of the upper house of parliament, Valentina Matviyenko.
The Yemeni delegation is expected to discuss bilateral relations between Yemen and Russia, some regional issues and discuss "Russia's role in promoting peace and security in Yemen" in the Russian capital, the agency said.
Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak was appointed Yemen's Prime Minister on 5 February, while continuing to serve as Foreign Minister. This is his first foreign visit in his new capacity.
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