Almotamar.net, Saba - President Ali Abdullah Saleh held talks on Tuesday with the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin over bilateral relations and fields of cooperation between Yemen and Russia.
Cooperation areas included mainly political, economic, education, culture, military and investment.
The Russian premier welcomed President Saleh, highlighting good level of the friendly ties between Sana'a and Moscow.
He affirmed concern of Russia to enhance its ties with Yemen, voicing readiness of the Russian companies to invest in Yemen especially in spheres of oil, gas, minerals, electricity, railways, cement and fishing.
Putin praised role of Yemen in combating terror and piracy offshore Aden Gulf and Somali coastlines, saying that the visit of president Saleh would open further horizons to cooperation between the two nations.
For his part, president Saleh also affirmed keenness of Yemen to boost its friendly relations and cooperation with Russia in different sectors to serve common interests of the Yemeni and Russian peoples.
He renewed welcome for Russian companies to invest in Yemen, pointing out to the opportunities of investment in the country.
During the talks, president Saleh discussed with Putin current regional and international developments of common concern.
The United Arab Emirates acknowledged on Tuesday that two of its pilots were killed when their military aggression plane crashed over Jawf province, a military official said
The official added that the aggressive crashed plane was an apache that was
Artillery of the army and popular shelled a gathering of Saudi-paid mercenaries in al-Moqadra area in Serwah district of Marib province, a military official said on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, dozens of Saudi-paid mercenaries were killed and others injured in Wadi al-Theek in the district, the official added.
The army and popular forces carried out on Monday unique military operations in Taiz province.
A military official said that a number of Saudi-paid mercenaries were killed at the hands of the army and popular forces in al-Jazami Hill in al-Kadaha area in al-Ma'afer district.
A Saudi aggression fighter jet targeted a citizen's car driving in Fara area of Kutaf district in Saada province overnight, killing the driver and injuring his friend, a security official said on Monday.
The army artillery and popular committees launched a fierce attack on Saudi-paid mercenaries' sites in Jawf province, a military official said on Monday.
The attack destroyed a military vehicle belonging to the mercenaries and killed all on board in Sabran area in khab and shaaf district.
Scores of Saudi enemy soldiers were killed and injured on Sunday when the army and popular forces repelled a Saudi military attempt to sneak into Shurfah site in the border province of Najran, a military official said.
The operation was accomplished successfully against the Saudi
The army and popular committees have killed a total of 18 Saudi-paid mercenaries in sniper operations over the past hours in the central province of Marib, a military official said on Sunday.
Ten mercenaries were killed in Nehm district and eight others were killed in Serwah district, said the official.
Saudi aggression warplanes have launched more than 49 airstrikes over the past hours on several residential areas across Yemen, a security official said on Sunday.
The airstrikes targeted the areas of Malahiz and Husama in Dhahir district, and areas Thuban, Masahif and Sdad in Bakim district of northern Saada province.
Saleh, Putin discuss cooperation 
