Yemen asks Russia for help

Yemen asked Russia to stop Iran from meddling in the country's affairs, Yemen's Foreign Minister Abdel-Malek al-Mekhlafi said.

"We expressed our desire through the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that Iran would cease its interference," RIA Novosti cited him as saying.

A joint press conference of Yemeni and Russian Foreign Ministers was held in Moscow following the meeting between the two diplomats.