Bahrain rejects targeting of Riyadh
SAUDI ARABIA IS A NATION OF JUSTICE AND RIGHTS, BAHRAIN KING SAYS DURING VISIT BY SAUDI CROWN PRINCE
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Bahrain’s King Hamad Bin Eisa Al Khalifa has said he “completely rejects” attempts to tarnish the reputation of neighbouring Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman was in Manama on Sunday night for talks with King Hamad as part of a regional tour, the state-run Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported.
“The king reiterated Bahrain’s complete rejection of attempts targeting Saudi Arabia,” said a statement carried by BNA yesterday. “Saudi Arabia is a nation of security, safety, justice and rights.”
Prince Mohammad visited Abu Dhabi on Thursday as he began his first tour abroad since the murder of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in October in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
Khashoggi was killed in what Saudi Arabia said was a rogue operation and Riyadh has arrested 18 persons in connection with the crime.
Prince Mohammad was expected to leave for Egypt later yesterday and meet with President Abdul Fattah Al Sissi.
He is also set to travel to the Tunisian capital today, and will attend the G20 summit in Argentina next week. On Saturday he was in Abu Dhabi.