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Yemen Hopes Russian Companies Will Return for Oil Exploration
Yemen Hopes Russian Companies Will Return for Oil Exploration
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Yemen expects that Russian companies will come back to the country for oil and mineral exploration and will play a big role in its recovery after the end of the war against the Houthi rebels, Yemeni Ambassador to Moscow Ahmed Salem Al-Wahishi told Sputnik on Tuesday.
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He noted that the Houthis attack oil tankers entering the port of Hadhramaut, which undermines oil exports and leaves the government with less money to spend on salaries for state employees, health care, education or other public services. "Russian companies were engaged in mineral exploration, and now it has been interrupted due to the war. We expect that after peace is established, these companies will return and help in oil or mineral exploration," the ambassador said. The diplomat added that Russian companies can make a great contribution to the reconstruction of Yemen after the war is over. Yemen has been engulfed in an armed conflict between the government forces and the Houthi rebels since 2014. The Houthis have managed to take control of most provinces in central and northern Yemen, including the capital, Sanaa. The situation worsened in March 2015, when the Saudi-led coalition, in cooperation with the internationally recognized Yemeni government, launched air, land and naval operations against the Houthis. The latter retaliated by attacking Saudi forces and firing missiles into Saudi Arabia. The war has taken a heavy civilian toll and unleashed a humanitarian disaster on impoverished Yemen.
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Yemen Hopes Russian Companies Will Return for Oil Exploration
14:52 GMT 01.08.2023 (Updated: 15:07 GMT 01.08.2023) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Yemen expects that Russian companies will come back to the country for oil and mineral exploration and will play a big role in its recovery after the end of the war against the Houthi rebels, Yemeni Ambassador to Moscow Ahmed Salem Al-Wahishi told Sputnik on Tuesday.
He noted that the Houthis attack
oil tankers entering the port of Hadhramaut, which undermines
oil exports and leaves the government with less money to spend on salaries for state employees, health care, education or other public services.
"
Russian companies were engaged in mineral exploration, and now it has been interrupted due to the war. We expect that after peace is established, these companies will return and help in oil or mineral exploration," the ambassador said.
The diplomat added that Russian companies can make a great contribution to the reconstruction of Yemen after the war is over.
"Most of the projects affected by the war were built by Russia. [Russian] companies are familiar with these projects and can easily carry out their restoration and renovation," the official stated.
Yemen has been engulfed in an armed conflict between the government forces and the Houthi rebels since 2014. The Houthis have managed to take control of most provinces in central and northern Yemen, including the capital, Sanaa. The situation worsened in
March 2015, when the Saudi-led coalition, in cooperation with the internationally recognized Yemeni government, launched air, land and naval operations against the Houthis. The latter retaliated by attacking Saudi forces and firing missiles into Saudi Arabia. The war has taken a heavy civilian toll and unleashed a humanitarian disaster on impoverished Yemen.
