Yemeni PM arrives in Saudi Arabia to discuss Riyadh Agreement, economic crisis

DUBAI: Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed arrived in Saudi Arabia’s capital on Sunday to discuss the Riyadh Agreement and Yemen’s economic crisis, state news agency Saba News reported.

Accompanied by Yemeni Finance Minister Salem bin Breik, Saeed is scheduled to meet Saudi officials to discuss the possibility of receiving economic support for their government.

The support aims to fulfil the Yemeni government’s necessary obligations, including basic services, to citizens and to end the deterioration of the national currency exchange rate.