Iran Press/Middle East: The delegation, led by STC chairman Aidarus al-Zoubaidi, will hold talks with government officials and members of the Russian parliament on a host of files, the STC said in a statement, without elaborating.
The STC, which is backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), said the visit comes upon an invitation from the Russian government, Anadolu Agency reported.
The South Yemeni Transitional Council has declared autonomy and a state of emergency in the southern provinces of Yemen since April 25, 2020, and the clashes between the resigned government and the Transitional Council have intensified.
The STC controls southern Yemen, including the temporary capital Aden and Socotra province.
Saudi Arabia has been waging a devastating war in Yemen since March 2015 to allegedly reinstate fugitive president Mansour Hadi, a close ally of Riyadh.
The Saudi-led aggression has so far killed more than 20,000 Yemenis, including hundreds of women and children. Despite Riyadh's claims that it is bombing the positions of the Ansarullah, Saudi bombers are flattening residential areas and civilian infrastructure of Yemen.
Yemen is the world’s largest humanitarian crisis with more than 22 million people in urgent need of food and medical supplies, with the devastating war leading to a collapsed economy, lack of social services, ruined infrastructure, epidemics, and disease. The imposed Saudi blockade on Yemen has smothered humanitarian deliveries of food and medicine to the import-dependent country.
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