HRH Premier congratulates Saudi Crown Prince on successful visits

Manama, Apr. 14 (BNA): His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa has sent a cable of congratulations to the Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Premier and Defence Minister, HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al-Saud, on his recent successful visits to the U.S.A and a number of European countries. HRH Premier congratulated the Saudi Crown Prince on his successful visits, stressing that the gracious welcome accorded to him and the intensive media coverage of those visits by international media outlets reflect the prestigious status enjoyed by Saudi Arabia, under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, as well as its political weight, economic standing and influential regional and global role. The Prime Minister pointed out that the visits were not only a success for Saudi Arabia, but also a success for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Arab countries, noting that they represent a victory and a global vote of confidence in Saudi Arabia’s policies in serving Islam and Muslims, and in defending their development and economic marches. The Saudi Crown Prince’s visits to the U.S and a number of European countries will open up a new chapter of the strategic relations between the GCC and those countries based on mutual respect and achievement of common interests, HRH Premier said.