Saudi Crown Prince lands in Bahrain to Royal welcome
TDT | Manama
The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com
His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, the Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister, yesterday arrived in Bahrain as part of a Gulf tour and ahead of a Gulf summit later this month.
His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received Prince Mohammed and his accompanying delegation on arrival, along with His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister.
After a short pause at the Grand Protocols Lounge at the Sakhir Air Base, a convoy carrying their highnesses went to the Al-Sakhir Palace for official reception and talks.
Students greeted their highnesses on their way to Sakhir palace by waving the flags of the two brotherly countries and chanting traditional songs.
The official reception at Sakhir Palace began with Saudi and Bahraini royal anthems and a twenty-one round artillery fire salute.
HRH Prince Mohammed and HM the King then shook hands with the members of the Saudi and Bahrain delegates.
During talks, the Saudi Crown Prince conveyed to HM the King greetings from Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, wishing Bahrain and people further progress and prosperity.
HM the King also extended greetings to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and the brotherly Saudi people further progress and prosperity.
His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, also attended the session of talks.
Model to emulate
His Majesty the King described relations between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia as a model of ties between brothers, based on strong bonds of fraternity, cooperation, understanding and joint coordination regarding all issues.
King Hamad also reiterated Bahrain’s unwavering support and solidarity with Saudi Arabia against all that targets its sovereignty, standing, security and stability, adding that Bahrain would always stand united with Saudi Arabia.
HM hailed Saudi efforts, led by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, to strengthen common Gulf work and Crown Prince’s pivotal role in spearheading his country’s wide-ranging development.
Discussions also focused on regional and international developments, as well as issues of common interest between the two countries.
Dinner banquet
HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud expressed his country’s pride in its deep-rooted relations with Bahrain and the honourable stances taken by Bahrain, led by HM the King.
Following talks, HM the King hosted a dinner banquet in honour of HRH Prince Mohammed and the accompanying delegation.
Fourth stop
Bahrain is the fourth stop of the Saudi Crown Prince, who is on a tour of the Gulf Arab states.
The tour also comes while a flurry of diplomacy occurs to resolve regional disputes, especially with Iran and Turkey.
The Saudi prince had already stopped in Oman, and the UAE, where he met with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed and attended Expo 2020 in Dubai on Wednesday before flying to Doha.
While in Doha, the two countries released a joint statement, saying they were committed to “enhancing the unity and stability of the Gulf Cooperation Council.”
The Saudi prince had arrived in the UAE from Oman, where the two sides signed agreements potentially totalling $30 billion.
To Kuwait
From Bahrain, he will head to Kuwait and hold talks with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as well as Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
The summit planned for later this month will be the first since Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt agreed to end a dispute with Qatar over its foreign policy.
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