Bahrain and Qatar discuss mechanisms for bilateral talks

TDT | Manama                                        

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com   

Bahrain and Qatar yesterday held a meeting to set up the mechanisms and procedures for bilateral talks.

Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani headed the Kingdom’s delegation. He met the Qatar delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf.

The meeting explored the establishment of the necessary mechanisms and procedures to launch discussions at the level of bilateral committees, in accordance with Al-Ula Declaration issued at Al-Ula Summit in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 5 January 2021, to resolve disputes between the two countries.

The two sides also reaffirmed the importance of close cooperation between the two brotherly countries in a way that enhances fraternal relations, and achieves the aspirations of their peoples for security, stability and development, and supports the path of joint action of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf.