Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Muthana Hassan met on Monday with Russia\'s ambassador to Yemen ,Sergei Kozlov. During the meeting, they discussed activation of the Yemeni-Russian joint committee for economic and trade cooperation. They also touched on a number of issues relating to the bilateral relations between the two friendly countries, as well as the national and regional developments. In the meeting, Hassan praised the Russian role in supporting the national dialogue and the peaceful transfer of power in Yemen under the GCC-brokered initiative.