No Scheduled Meetings Between Putin, Saudi King on Yemen - Kremlin

© REUTERS / Nabeel QuaitiAn arms depot explodes at the Jabal Hadeed military compound in Yemen's southern port city of Aden March 28, 2015
An arms depot explodes at the Jabal Hadeed military compound in Yemen's southern port city of Aden March 28, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Vladimir Putin has no immediate plans to meet with the leaders of Saudi Arabia and other countries participating in the anti-Houthi military campaign.

People gather near a tank burnt during clashes on a street in Yemen's southern port city of Aden March 29, 2015 - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – There are currently no planned meetings between Russian President Vladimir Putin with the Saudi king or the heads of any other countries participating in the military coalition operations in Yemen, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday.

“No, so far there are no contacts that I know of in [Putin’s] immediate schedule,” Peskov told journalists in Moscow in regard to a possible meeting between Putin and the Arab-led coalition participants.

On Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov expressed deep concern over the situation in Yemen and called for the cessation of military force so as to prevent the possibility of a larger conflict in the region.

On Wednesday, the Consulate General of Russia in Yemeni seaport Aden was damaged as a result of bombings conducted by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition.

Yemen is experiencing heavy fighting at the hands of the Saudi-led coalition. In the midst of the confrontation between Houthi militants and remaining government troops, the current president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, has fled the country.

Last week, the Saudi Arabia-led coalition of countries launched airstrikes on Houthi positions in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa following Hadi's request for military aid.

On Saturday, Hadi accused Tehran of supplying arms to the Houthis.

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