HM King invited to visit Brazil

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

President Jair Bolsonaro invited His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to visit Brazil, stressing the importance of continuous dialogue in further cementing relations and benefiting from the available opportunities.

“Today, we are taking an important step towards a deeper relationship: The opening of the Brazilian embassy in Manama, a major sign of Brazil’s intent to establish solid relations with Bahrain,” he said.

“I do also feel grateful for HM the King’s wise initiative to open Bahrain’s embassy in Brasilia in 2018.”

 Several agreements and memoranda of understanding have been signed in the presence of HM the King and the Brazilian President.

They are:

* An agreement on the mutual exemption from visa requirements for holders of diplomatic, special and official passports.

It was concluded by Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Dr Abdellatif bin Rashid Al Zayani and his Brazilian counterpart Carlos Alberto Franco Franca.

* A memorandum of understanding between Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa Academy for Diplomatic Studies and the Rio Branco Institute of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federative Republic of Brazil.

It aims to boost cooperation in training diplomats and exchanging information and expertise.

It was concluded by the Foreign Ministers of both countries.

* A memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the sports field.

It was concluded by the Foreign Ministers of both countries.

* A memorandum of understanding between the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA) and the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism to boost cultural cooperation.

It was signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Brazilian Secretary of Culture Mario Frias. *

A memorandum of understanding between the King Hamad Global Centre for Peaceful Coexistence and the Brazilian Ministry of Women, Family and Human Rights.