Strong US ties lauded

His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa has described the Bahrain-US relations as “strategic, historical and strong”, expressing pride in the remarkable progress of bilateral cooperation on all levels thanks to the support they receive as a result of the policies of the US President Donald Trump towards friendly and allied countries in the region.

HRH Premier stressed that the US cooperation with its friends and allies in the region is a necessity imposed by the requirements of security and stability, noting that Saudi Arabia is among the cornerstones of global security and stability, as well as the greatest and most important ally.

“Supporting Saudi Arabia is a support for us because it represents all of us,” he said. The Prime Minister made the statements while receiving, at his Palace in Riffa yesterday, the Deputy Secretary of State of the United States of America, John J. Sullivan, with whom he discussed ways to bolster cooperation between the two friendly countries in various fields.

HRH Premier welcomed the US official’s visit, expressing hope that it will push the outstanding bilateral relations forward, and open up new horizons that would serve common interests. The Prime Minister lauded the steady growth of the Bahraini-US relations in all fields, thus embodying the deep-rooted bilateral ties which have always been based on mutual respect and shared desire to reach the highest levels of cooperation.