ShareKUWAIT: The 11th session of the Kuwaiti-Bahraini Joint Higher Committee was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday. The Kuwaiti delegation was headed by Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Al-Yahya, while the Bahraini delegation was headed by Foreign Minister Dr Abdullatif Al-Zayani. The committee discussed vital areas of cooperation and ways of enhancing them, especially economic, investment, security, and development, in order to further bilateral relations. The committee culminated with four agreements and memoranda of understanding signed; on ports and commercial navigation, civil service, diplomatic cooperation and training, as well as on education.
Meanwhile, His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received the Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Abdullatif Al-Zayani and his delegation at Seif Palace on Sunday. The meeting coincides with the convening of the 11th session of the Kuwait-Bahrain Joint High Committee in Kuwait. Present at the meeting were Kuwait’s Foreign Minister Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya, Kuwait’s Ambassador to Bahrain Sheikh Thamer Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, the Crown Prince’s office director Retired lieutenant General Jamal Mohammad Al-Theyab, Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs at the Diwan of His Highness the Crown Prince Mazen Al-Issa, and the Assistant Foreign Minister for GCC Affairs, Ambassador Najib Al-Bader.
Also, His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, and in the presence of the Foreign Minister, Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya, received Foreign Minister of Bahrain Abdullatif Al-Zayani and his delegation on Sunday at Seif Palace. During the meeting, both sides reviewed the strong and bilateral relations between Kuwait and Bahrain, discussing ways to enhance close cooperation across various fields to promote further progress and prosperity for both countries and their peoples. — KUNA
