During the phone conversations, President Hadi reassured the health condition of Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, following his transference to a military hospital in the capital Riyadh earlier this week after experiencing shortness of breath and back pain.

President Hadi wished the Saudi King a quick recovery.

Prince Meteb reassured President Hadi on King Abdullah's condition, saying it is "stable", expressing appreciation to the President for his feelings.

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah is suffering from pneumonia and temporarily needed help to breathe through a tube.