MOSCOW, April 20 /TASS/. The King of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has praised Russia’s efforts to settle the Yemen crisis in a telephone conversation with President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin press service said.

"The Saudi king gave high appraisal to the Russian side’s efforts to normalize the difficult situation in Yemen and expressed his gratitude to Russia for its stance when the United Nations Security Council voted for resolution No. 2216 on April 14," the Kremlin stressed.

"Both leaders confirmed readiness to deepen coordination between Russia and Saudi Arabia on regional and international agenda. They also expressed their mutual determination to further build up mutually beneficial bilateral cooperation in various spheres," the Kremlin press service reported.

Putin invited the Saudi king to visit Russia.