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The head of landed in the UAE on Friday for wide-ranging talksÌýwith Emirati officials that will last several days, Yemeni state media said.

Rashad al-Alimi and the council's vice presidentsÌýwere received in Abu Dhabi on Friday by the Emirati education minister, Saba . The presidential council members had flownÌýin from Saudi Arabia, where they had met with Saudi officials.

Al-AlimiÌý"stressed the depth of the bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries",ÌýSaba said, citing a presidency statement.

The meetings come at a time of change in Yemen, withÌýYemeni president Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi having transferred his powers to the presidential council earlier this monthÌýin a move welcomed by Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

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The UAE is part of the Saudi-led military coalition that backs Yemen's internationally-recognised government in its fight against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels.

The coalition agreed to a with the HouthisÌýat the end of March.

The Houthis struck the UAE with missiles in January, killing three people.