Riyadh – Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi received Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence at his residence in Riyadh on Sunday.

The Yemeni president expressed gratitude to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud for backing the Yemeni government and people and for the efforts exerted by the Saudi Kingdom and the coalition’s countries to restore legitimacy to Yemen.

The Deputy Crown Prince received a message to King Salman from the Yemeni president.

Earlier on Sunday, the Deputy Crown Prince convened with Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Mohammed Asif in Riyadh. They discussed boosting bilateral relations, especially defense cooperation and combating terror.

Both parties stressed the importance of developing relations in a way that serve their best interest.