Deputy premier hails solid ties with UAE

Manama, Apr. 5 (BNA): Deputy Premier HH Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa received here today the UAE Ambassador to Bahrain Abdul Ridha Khoury. The deputy premier lauded the outstanding long-standing solid Bahraini-UAE relations, and praised their steady progress in all fields thanks to the directives of the two countries' leaderships in this regard. Shaikh Ali bin Khalifa commended the efforts exerted by the ambassador to bolster bilateral relations and open up new horizons of joint cooperation. Issues of mutual concern were also discussed.