London, September 30 (BNA) The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United Kingdom Sheikh Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa attended the British Labor Party Conference 2021 held in Brighton, during which Sir Keir Starmer gave his first major speech as leader of the Labor Party.
On the sidelines of this conference, the Embassy held a series of side meetings with a number of members of the British Labor Party including MP Stephen Thames, Shadow Secretary of State (Europe and the Americas) Catherine West, and Shadow Secretary of Peace and Disarmament. Fabian Hamilton and Shadow Secretary of State for International Development Brett Kaur Gill.
She also held meetings with the Shadow Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, Wayne David, the Shadow Minister for Africa (jointly with the Department for International Development), Stephen Dotti, the former Labor MP, Louise Elman, the Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Lisa Nandy and the Shadow Secretary for International Development Yasmine Qureshi.
The Embassy of Bahrain also participated in receiving the Friends of Israel from the Labor Party and held a meeting with the President of the Friends of the Labor Party in Israel Steve McCabe.
During these meetings, a number of issues of common interest between the two countries were discussed, as the ambassador affirmed that bilateral relations are strengthened through continuous visits and open discussions with all parties to serve the political, economic and cultural cooperation between the two countries. aspects.
Sheikh Fawaz was also keen to meet with a group of Bahraini students who are currently studying in Brighton and neighboring cities with the start of the academic year for British universities on Wednesday 28 September.
Sheikh Fawaz was briefed on the students’ needs, stressing the embassy’s constant readiness to provide assistance and advice to Bahraini students studying at British universities.
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