London, June 16 (BNA) Foreign Minister Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani held a meeting in London today, Thursday, June 16, 2022, with the British Minister of State for Asian and Middle Eastern Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Development and the Commonwealth of the United Kingdom, Amanda Milling, in the framework of the 14th meeting of the Bahraini-British Ministerial Working Group.
During the meeting, Dr. Al-Zayani stressed the importance of this meeting, which comes in the wake of the successful visit of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to the United Kingdom last month.
He pointed out that the meeting represents a good opportunity to review the progress made since the last working group meeting last year, and to reflect on the ongoing and future projects between the two countries.
He expressed the Kingdom of Bahrain’s welcome to the Kingdom’s recent inclusion in the electronic visa system in the United Kingdom as an important means to facilitate travel between the two countries, and to deepen relations between individuals at all levels.
from her side. Amanda Milling praised the development of bilateral relations and cooperation between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United Kingdom in various fields, stressing the importance of working to expand the horizons of joint cooperation between the two countries.
During the meeting, they discussed areas of joint cooperation between the two friendly countries and ways of enhancing them to serve common interests.
The two sides also discussed political and security developments in the region, including the war in Yemen, the Iranian nuclear file, the war in Ukraine, and a number of issues on the regional and international arenas.
The two ministers then chaired the fourteenth meeting of the Bahraini-British ministerial working group, where they reviewed the issues and topics on the agenda, including security cooperation, multilateral cooperation, trade cooperation, human rights protection, justice affairs, health care, education and research. Strategic Communications and Climate Change.
Then they signed the joint statement between the two sides, in which they affirmed their common desire to support their bilateral cooperation in vital fields, and to continue exchanging knowledge and experience between them.
They also noted the importance of these relations at the bilateral and regional levels, and agreed to enhance cooperation between them, especially within the framework of Bahrain’s Economic Vision 2030.
The meeting was attended by the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the United Kingdom Sheikh Fawaz bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Head of Public Security Lieutenant-General Tariq bin Hassan Al Hassan, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs. and Sheikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Iman Ahmed Al-Dosari, Coordinator in the Office of the Prime Minister, Yara Reda Faraj, Assistant Undersecretary for Internal and Foreign Trade at the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Sheikh Hamad bin Salman Al Khalifa, Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Foreign Affairs Ambassador Talal Abdul Salam Al-Ansari and Head of the European Affairs Sector at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Qurainis and the delegation accompanying the Minister.
From the British side, the meeting was attended by the British Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Roddy Drummond, and senior officials of the British Foreign Office, Development and Commonwealth Office.
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