Foreign Minister meets UAE Minister of State

Manama, July 20 (BNA): Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar, Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, on the occasion of his visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain.

The ministers discussed the longstanding historical relations between Bahrain and the UAE, and the ongoing development of these ties at all levels, in line with the directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE.

Both sides also discussed means to enhance bilateral cooperation and advance it in various domains for the mutual interests and aspirations of both countries and peoples. They also reviewed means of boosting coordination and joint consultation in international forums, as well as topics of common interest regionally and internationally.