Speaker receives Swiss Consul-General; stresses peace declaration reflects Bahrain's openness, coexistence approach

Manama, Sept. 13 (BNA): Speaker of the Council of Representatives, Fawzia bint Abdulla Zainal, has stressed that the Declaration to Support Peace is a sovereign decision and a historic step aimed at backing peace efforts in the region, towards ending the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and reaching the two-state solution, in accordance with the resolutions of International Legitimacy and the Arab Initiative. She added that the courageous step taken by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa is in line with Bahrain’s approach of openness and co-existence, and keenness to achieve security, stability, progress and prosperity. The peace declaration also confirms Bahrain’s firm supportive stance towards the brotherly Palestinian people’s full legitimate rights, which top Bahrain’s priorities, she said, stressing Bahrain’s commitment to Arab fundamentals, the most important of which are the Palestinian rights. The speaker made the statements while receiving here today the Swiss Honorary Consul-General to Bahrain, Humbert Vincent Buemi. The speaker commended the distinguished efforts exerted by the Swiss Honorary Consul to enhance relations between the two countries and their friendly peoples, citing his major contributions to opening up new horizons of joint cooperation in the fields of comprehensive development, particularly the economic, trade and investment ones. She said that she was looking forward to more parliamentary cooperation in order to boost joint relations across various fields to serve common interests.