AL-ZAHRANI: STEPS ONGOING TO ESTABLISH BAHRAINI EMBASSY IN YEMEN

SANA'A, Feb.17 (Saba) - The Bahrain's Parliament Speaker Khalifa
Ahmad al-Zahrani pointed out on Wednesday that the steps are ongoing
to establish a Bahraini embassy in Yemen which would contribute to
boost the bilateral relations.

This came during a meeting gathered the Parliament's Speaker Yahya
al-Rae'i and his Bahraini counterpart, al-Zahrani and his
accompanying delegation, who is currently visiting Yemen.

Al-Rae'i welcomed the Bahraini delegation, affirming that the visit
strengthens the brotherly ties between the two peoples of Yemen and
Bahrain.

He added that this meeting represents an important step within the
continuous meetings between the officials in the two countries and
contributes to promoting the bilateral cooperation under the
sponsorship of the political leaderships in the two countries.

In the meeting, al-Rae'i valued the supportive positions of Bahrain
to Yemen and appreciated the care and attention given to the Yemeni
community in Bahrain.

Al-Rae'i called upon the Yemeni-Bahraini joint parliamentary
committee to activate its activity and to enhance its role in
developing the bilateral cooperation via availing from the
experiences and promoting the capacities and skills of the cadres in
the two parliaments.

On another hand, al-Rae'i pointed out that there are a lot of
investment opportunities in Yemen in the economic, productive and
service sectors, noting to the advanced Yemeni laws that encourage
businessmen to invest in Yemen and ensure them big facilities to
develop their economic and trade activities.

For his part, al-Zahrani expressed his happiness and the
accompanying delegation for visiting Yemen, saying "We feel as we
are among our brothers in a Bahraini-Yemeni family because of the
strong brotherly ties between the two peoples of Yemen and Bahrain".

Al-Zaharani considered security and stability of Yemen is a part of
the security and stability of the Gulf and the region in general.

He affirmed Bahrain's keenness to support Yemen's efforts to
maintain its unity, security, stability and development.

During the meeting, the two sides reviewed a number of issues of the
common concern.

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