SANAA, MARCH 17, SPA -- YEMENI PRESIDENT ALI ABDULLAH SALEH RECEIVED HERE TODAY RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO YEMEN VLADIMIR TROFIMOV. THE YEMENI NEWS AGENCY "SABA" REPORTED THAT PRESIDENT SALEH HAS ASKED THE AMBASSADOR TO CONVEY A WRITTEN MESSAGE TO RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN ON BILATERAL RELATIONS AND ISSUES OF MUTUAL INTEREST.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/433355