HM the King’s visit to Kazakhstan hailed

Manama: April 15 – (BNA): Al-Ayam editorial has praised the official state visit of HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to the friendly Republic of Kazakhstan and the series of fruitful amicable talks held with the Kazakh leadership. These talks covered economic and trade cooperation, joint investment, food security, agriculture, energy and banking with the largest Muslim country in the world. The talks aimed to achieve the mutual interest of both countries and peoples and to boost cooperation in order to consolidate peace and stability in Asia, Al-Ayam affirmed. HM the King’s visit to Kazakhstan has key regional and pan-Arab extensions in view of the many things in common shared between the Arab nation and Kazakhstan despite remote geographic location like history and civilization. The visit expands these values and builds mutual trust, cooperation on the basis of mutual respect, compatible views regarding Arab, regional and international issues and boosting global security and stability in a world of successive challenges and political transformations, the Arabic-speaking local newspaper concluded its editorial.(IY)