MOSCOW: Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov visited Saudi Arabia on Sunday ahead talks between Russia and the United States in the Kingdom scheduled for next week.
Siluanov was speaking at an event called AlUla Conference for Emerging Market Economies, organized by the Saudi Ministry of Finance and the International Monetary Fund.
US and Russian officials will meet in Saudi Arabia in the coming days to start talks aimed at ending the nearly three-year war in Ukraine, a US lawmaker and a source familiar with the planning said on Saturday.
Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov along with Siluanov and the central bank’s governor Elvira Nabiullina held talks with President of United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on February 15.
Speaking at an event, Siluanov highlighted Russia’s willingness to restructure the debt of foreign countries.
“During the last 25 years we restructured debt of 22 countries for the amount of almost $30 billion. A similar amount we had restructured through bilateral agreements,” Siluanov said.
Russia’s Siluanov visits Saudi Arabia ahead of Russia-US talks
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Russia’s Siluanov visits Saudi Arabia ahead of Russia-US talks
- Siluanov was speaking at the AlUla Conference for Emerging Market Economies
- US and Russian officials will meet in Saudi Arabia in the coming days to start talks aimed at ending the nearly three-year war in Ukraine, a US lawmaker said
KSrelief Masam project clears 1,263 landmines from Yemen in one week
- Total number of mines cleared since the project began in 2018 has now risen to 547,215
- Mines had been indiscriminately planted across Yemeni lands, claiming the lives of innocent civilians
RIYADH: KSrelief’s Masam project for clearing landmines in Yemen removed 1,263 mines in the first week of March, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The Masam team removed two pieces of unexploded ordnance in Al-Khokha district in Hodeidah governorate; three anti-personnel mines and 875 pieces unexploded ordnance in Mukalla district in Hadramout governorate; and 33 anti-tank mines and 350 pieces of unexploded ordnance in Marib governorate.
The total number of mines cleared since the project began in 2018 has now risen to 547,215.
These mines had been indiscriminately planted across Yemeni lands, claiming the lives of innocent civilians — children, women, and the elderly — and instilling fear among the population.
Through its humanitarian arm, KSrelief, Saudi Arabia continues its efforts to clear Yemeni lands of mines, enhancing civilian safety and contributing to enabling the Yemeni people to live dignified and secure lives.
Masam removed 6,682 mines, unexploded ordnance and improvised explosive devices between Feb. 1 and Feb. 20, the project said.
The total included 5,278 pieces of unexploded ordnance, 1,325 anti-tank mines, 38 anti-personnel mines and 41 improvised explosive devices.
During the third week of February alone, Masam teams cleared 2,484 pieces of unexploded ordnance, 149 anti-tank mines, 17 anti-personnel mines and 26 improvised explosive devices.
The project said that its teams cleared 729,273 sq. meters of land across Yemen up to Feb. 20.
Since operations began in Midi district, Masam teams have removed 8,252 mines, unexploded ordnance and explosive devices, including 2,676 mines and unexploded ordanance cleared during recent operations.
