EU diplomatic delegation arrives in Yemen's Aden

A high-level delegation of European Union (EU) ambassadors to Yemen arrived in the country's southern port city of Aden on Saturday, a government official told Xinhua.

"The EU's ambassadors to Yemen along with high-ranking diplomatic officials arrived at Aden's International Airport on their first visit to the country's temporary capital of Aden," the local government source said on condition of anonymity.

The EU's delegation instantly accompanied by armored vehicles and headed to the presidential compound where the new power-sharing government is based, the source said.

It is scheduled that the EU's delegation will discuss a number of issues with the Yemeni government, including the situation in the government-controlled provinces and the progress of implementing the Riyadh deal.

On Wednesday, an international team composed of senior experts arrived in Yemen's Aden to investigate the deadly bombings that struck the city's airport last December.

The impoverished Arab country has been locked into a civil war since late 2014, when the Houthi rebels overran much of the country and seized all northern provinces, including the capital Sanaa.