Oil and Environment Minister receives Egyptian Ambassador

Manama, Aug. 4 (BNA): Oil and Environment Minister and Special Envoy for Climate Affairs, Dr. Mohammed bin Mubarak bin Daina, has affirmed the effective role played by Egypt at the regional and international levels regarding the implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Paris Agreement. While receiving here today the Egyptian Ambassador to Bahrain, Yasser Mohammed Ahmed Shaban, the minister lauded the deep-rooted solid fraternal relations between Bahrain and Egypt, stressing the kingdom’s keenness to bolster its cooperation with Egypt in the energy and environmental fields. The two sides reviewed ways to strengthen bilateral relations in the field of environment and renewable energy, as well as the two countries’ role in supporting international efforts to mitigate climate change effects. They also discussed Egypt’s preparations to host the 27th session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 27), set to take place in Sharm El-Sheikh in November 2022. The envoy expressed thanks and appreciation to the minister, voicing pride in the advanced level of cooperation between the two brotherly countries across various fields. He underlined his country’s keenness to strengthen its ties with Bahrain for the best interests of the two brotherly countries and their peoples.