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Meeting: Bahrain’s Foreign Minister calls on President
Islamabad (PPI) - Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmed al-Khalifa on Tuesday called on President Asif Ali Zardari at the Aiwan-e-Sadr. Ambassador of Bahrain to Pakistan Mohammad Ebrahim Mohammad Abdul Qadir and Mr. Rashid Saad Dhaffer Al Doseri, ambassador also accompanied the Foreign Minister.
Those who attended the meeting included Mr. M. Salman Farooqui, Secretary General to the President, Ms Hina Rabbani Khar, MOS for Foreign Affairs, Malik Asif Hayat, secretary to the President, Mr. Salman Bashir, Foreign Secretary and Spokesperson to the President Mr. Farhatullah Babar.
Spokesperson to the President Mr. Farhatullah Babar said that current regional issues and Pak-Bahrain bilateral relations were discussed during the meeting. The President said that Pakistan highly values its relations with the brotherly Muslim country Bahrain and emphasized upon further enhancing relations between the two countries.
About the present situation in Bahrain which also came under discussion, Farhatullah Babar quoted the President as saying that Pakistan desired peace, security and stability in Bahrain and indeed in the whole of the Middle East.
He said that Pakistan and the region is used to a very stable region and would not like its stability to be upset in any way. Pakistan believes that it will be dangerous for regional peace and stability if the system was destabilized one way or the other, he said.
The President said that although Bahrain was not endowed with abundant natural resources yet relatively it had a much higher per capita income largely due to the political and social stability that it has enjoyed under its leadership. The President said that it was important that restraint was exercised by all and violence and conflict avoided. He expressed the hope that the government and the people of Bahrain will soon be able to overcome all difficulties. Pakistan also welcomed the steps being taken for reconciliation in Bahrain the Spokesperson quoted the President as saying.
Those who attended the meeting included Mr. M. Salman Farooqui, Secretary General to the President, Ms Hina Rabbani Khar, MOS for Foreign Affairs, Malik Asif Hayat, secretary to the President, Mr. Salman Bashir, Foreign Secretary and Spokesperson to the President Mr. Farhatullah Babar.
Spokesperson to the President Mr. Farhatullah Babar said that current regional issues and Pak-Bahrain bilateral relations were discussed during the meeting. The President said that Pakistan highly values its relations with the brotherly Muslim country Bahrain and emphasized upon further enhancing relations between the two countries.
About the present situation in Bahrain which also came under discussion, Farhatullah Babar quoted the President as saying that Pakistan desired peace, security and stability in Bahrain and indeed in the whole of the Middle East.
He said that Pakistan and the region is used to a very stable region and would not like its stability to be upset in any way. Pakistan believes that it will be dangerous for regional peace and stability if the system was destabilized one way or the other, he said.
The President said that although Bahrain was not endowed with abundant natural resources yet relatively it had a much higher per capita income largely due to the political and social stability that it has enjoyed under its leadership. The President said that it was important that restraint was exercised by all and violence and conflict avoided. He expressed the hope that the government and the people of Bahrain will soon be able to overcome all difficulties. Pakistan also welcomed the steps being taken for reconciliation in Bahrain the Spokesperson quoted the President as saying.
