President Al-Alimi Receives Bahraini Foreign Minister to Discuss Bilateral Cooperation and Common Challenges

  New York

President Dr. Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi, President of the Presidential Leadership Council, along with Council Members Major General Aidaroos Al-Zubaidi and Dr. Abdullah Al-Alimi, today, Wednesday, received the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Dr. Abdullatif Al-Zayani. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

During the meeting, the Bahraini Foreign Minister conveyed to His Excellency the greetings of his brother, His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and His Royal Highness Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa. He conveyed their best wishes of good health and happiness to His Excellency and the Council Members, and security, stability, and peace to the Yemeni people.

For his part, the President of the Presidential Leadership Council asked Minister Al-Zayani to convey his greetings and those of the Council Members to the Bahraini leadership, along with his sincere wishes of health and well-being to them and continued progress and prosperity to the brotherly people of Bahrain.

President Al-Alimi renewed Yemen’s deep appreciation to the Kingdom of Bahrain for its honorable positions in support of the Yemeni people and its sincere efforts to help realize their aspirations for restoring state institutions, peace, security, stability, and development. He also commended the facilities and care provided by the Bahraini authorities to the Yemeni community in Bahrain across various fields.

The meeting reviewed the latest developments in Yemen, as well as coordination of the two countries’ joint positions regarding regional developments and issues of common concern.

His Excellency stressed the importance of the Kingdom of Bahrain’s role as a member of the UN Security Council and the Sanctions Committee in reinforcing prospects for peace in Yemen and the region, based on nationally, regionally, and internationally agreed references, particularly Security Council Resolution 2216.

The meeting was attended by Dr. Shayea’ Al-Zendani, Yemen’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador Abdullah Al-Sa’adi, Expatriates, and Permanent Representative of Yemen to the United Nations. From the Bahraini side, the meeting was attended by Ambassador Jamal Al-Ruwaiei, the Kingdom’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations.