HRH Premier, HRH Crown review local, regional issues

Manama, Feb. 1 (BNA): His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa received His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier, at the Gudaibiya Palace today. The two leaders reviewed local and regional issues, as well as the initiatives taken by the Kingdom to deal with the developments that affected various fields. HRH the Prime Minister and HRH the Crown Prince affirmed that the challenges the region is currently facing require building strong and solid relations based on partnership and mutual respect among countries. The pointed out that the kingdom always extends hands of economic and political cooperation with all countries, and backs all international efforts aiming to consolidate regional and global stability.