UAE, Bahrain to work for progress of GCC

Manama - The meeting was held on Sunday after King Hamad received Shaikh Mohammed and his accompanying delegation visiting the country.

His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, met with His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, to review relations between the two brotherly countries, ways of strengthening them, as well as the latest Arab, regional and international developments.
The meeting was held on Sunday after King Hamad received Shaikh Mohammed and his accompanying delegation visiting the country.
They were received in the presence of Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and First Deputy Prime Minister, Deputy Supreme Commander of the Bahrain Defence Force at the Wadi Ali Palace.
The meeting was attended by Shaikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council; Shaikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation; Lt. General Shaikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior; Shaikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs; and Mohammed Mubarak Al Mazrouei, Under-Secretary of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court.
During the meeting, the two sides discussed ways of bolstering and developing bilateral relations and aspects of cooperation between the UAE and Bahrain, based on the historical ties and a strong foundation of love, brotherhood, understanding and joint action.
The meeting also emphasised the importance of strengthening the ongoing coordination between the two countries under the GCC framework in support of joint action in order to ensure progress and prosperity of the peoples of the GCC countries and for facing various current challenges.
The two sides also reviewed overall developments, the current regional and international situation, and exchanged views on a number of issues of common concern. King Hamad hosted a luncheon in honour of Shaikh Mohammed and his accompanying delegation.

• MENA