Foreign Minister receives call from Italian Deputy Prime Minister

Manama, June 17 (BNA): Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, Minister of Foreign Affairs, received a telephone call today from Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Italian Republic.

The ministers discussed the strong relations and cooperation between the Kingdom of Bahrain and Italy, and means to enhance ties in various domains. They also addressed recent regional developments, emphasising the need to step up international efforts to reduce tensions between Iran and Israel, and to continue US-Iran talks to help achieve an immediate ceasefire and regional stability.