HM King receives Israeli Premier

Manama, Feb. 15 (BNA): His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received at Al-Sakhir Palace today, in the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, the Prime Minister of the State of Israel, Naftali Bennett. HM the King welcomed the Israeli Premier, expressing hope his visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain would further boost bilateral relations and cooperation to serve mutual interests. He also reviewed diverse aspects of cooperation between both countries and means to enhance them, particularly in vital sectors of common interest, within the framework of the Declaration of Peace and Abraham Accords. His Majesty affirmed the kingdom’s vision and approach which are based on solid principles of good neigbourliness, mutual respect, understanding, dialogue, cooperation, peaceful coexistence, tolerance and rapprochement between peoples. He expressed hope peace, security and stability would prevail in the Middle East for the benefit and prosperity of the region and the whole world. HM the King and the Israeli Premier underlined keenness on further promoting bilateral relations and joint work to serve common interests as well as regional security, stability and development. HM asked the Israeli Prime Minister to convey his greetings to President of the State of Israel, Isaac Herzog, and his best wishes to the Israeli people of more growth and prosperity. The Israeli Prime Minister expressed thanks and appreciation to HM the King for the gracious welcome and hospitality, voicing happiness about visiting the Kingdom of Bahrain to continue bolstering bilateral cooperation. He lauded HM the King’s keenness to further boost cooperation between both countries, wishing Bahrain and its people more growth and prosperity.