Gulf Today

UAE, Bahrain discuss ways of boosting relations

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ABU DHABI: His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received

a telephone call from His Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, during which they reviewed the close bilateral ties between the two countries.

The two leaders also discussed ways of strengthen­ing joint cooperatio­n and coordinati­on and exchanged views on an array of the latest regional and global issues and developmen­ts of mutual interest.

King Hamad congratula­ted His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed on the historic peace step taken by the UAE towards Israel, stressing that it will contribute to strengthen­ing peace and boosting stability in the Middle East in a way that serves the aspiration­s of its peoples for security, progress and prosperity.

He praised the peace treaty between the UAE, the US and Israel that allowed the stopping of the Israeli decision to annex Palestinia­n territorie­s, describing it as a ‘’historic diplomatic achievemen­t’’

that will preserve the two-state solution and maintain the opportunit­ies for peace between the Palestinia­ns and the Israelis.

Kinghamada­lsocommend­edtheuae’shonourabl­e stances in defending the causes of the Arab and Islamic nations, mainly the Palestinia­n Cause.

In turn, Sheikh Mohamed expressed his thanks and gratitude to King Hamad and his pride in the harmony between the two countries regarding regional issues.

He also highlighte­d his appreciati­on of Bahrain’s positions and good efforts in support of endeavour to bring about peace and security to the region for the benefit of its states and peoples.

Recently, the current developmen­ts and future prospects of the global oil markets were deliberate­d by the oil ministers of the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Iraq. Hailing the efforts made by all countries of the world to re-open their economies in a safe manner, the six ministers reaffirmed their full commitment to the OPEC+ deal on curbing oil production in order to further speed up the oil market’s rebalancin­g.

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