Yemen president Hadi meets separatists chief in Riyadh

Yemeni Southern Transitional Council member and former Aden Governor Nasser Al-Khabji, left, and Yemen's deputy Prime Minister Salem Al-Khanbashi sign a power-sharing deal in Riyadh. (AP)

Yemen's President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi met the head of the Southern Transitional Council on Thursday, in their first meeting since his Saudi-backed government and the separatists signed an agreement to end a power struggle in the south.
In the meeting with Aidarus Al-Zubaidi in Saudi Arabia, Hadi praised the efforts to reach the deal, Yemeni state news agency SABA reported.