BAHRAINI PARLIAMENT SPEAKER DUE IN YEMEN NEXT WEEK

SANA'A, Feb. 11 (Saba)- Bahrain's Parliament Speaker Khalifa al-Zahrani is to arrive in Sana'a next week, the weekly 26September reported on Thursday.

Well-informed sources said that the Bahraini official is expected to hold talks with his Yemeni counterpart Yahya al-Ra'e over the bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries.

In an interview with the weekly, al-Zahrani has renewed his country's strong support for Yemen against different challenges, calling on all parties to stand together in order to save Yemen's unity.

He also lauded the strong Bahraini-Yemeni ties, asserting the kingdom's supports for Yemen's efforts to safeguard its security and stability.

The Bahraini official stressed the importance of Yemen's joining the Gulf Cooperation Council, noting his country's keenness to consolidate Bahraini-Yemeni relations.

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