Information Minister receives UAE Ambassador

Manama, Mar. 12 -- (BNA): Information Affairs Minister Isa bin Abdulrahman Al Hammadi received the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Bahrain, Abdul-Redha Abdullah Al-Khoury. The minister has praised the close bilateral relations as an example of cooperation between brothers who share religious, civilisational, cultural and historic bonds, common destiny and goals and family ties. The two countries also share a keenness on boosting the Gulf Cooperation (GCC) progress from the phase of cooperation to the phase of union. The minister affirmed Bahrain's pride in the strong stances of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) supporting Bahrain's security, stability, reforms and development in the prosperous reign of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, wishing the recently-appointed UAE Ambassador success in his assignment. The meeting reviewed means of boosting bilateral cooperation in the media field, and the exchanging of expertise and information, the implementation of bilateral and collective Gulf media projects that will boost Gulf unity and showcase the facts about the comprehensive accomplishments witnessed in both countries and in the GCC member countries in all fields. The UAE Ambassador expressed his gratitude to the minister for his attention to the activation of media cooperation between the two countries, praising the Kingdom's distinctive sustainable development in all fields as part of His Majesty the King's reforms.