GCC, Arab summits vital to region: PM

The Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister, HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, yesterday asserted Bahrain’s full solidarity with Saudi Arabia in all measures it takes to strengthen the region’s stability and peace.

The emergency Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Arab summits, HRH the Premier said, is vital considering the critical situation the region is currently going through. “Whoever seeks their country’s stability should be keen on Saudi security and stability, and has to counter any attempts to target it,” the Prime Minister said calling on to adopt unified GCC and Arab stances in support of sisterly Saudi Arabia.

The session wished the two emergency summits every success in coming up with resolutions that would serve the interests of GCC, Arab and Islamic countries and their peoples.  The Cabinet also condemned in strongest terms the brutal attack on Holy Makka by the Houthi militias with a ballistic missile.

 The session described the attack as a despicable assault on the sanctity of the holy sites that provokes all Muslims, affirming Bahrain’s full-fledged solidarity with Saudi Arabia. The Cabinet then welcomed the visit carried out by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to the United Arab Emirates, and his meeting with the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan.

HRH Premier lauded the long-standing distinguished solid relations between Bahrain and the UAE, and their joint keenness to strengthen them further.