Bahraini King stresses convergence with Iran

Tehran, March 17, IRNA

Bahriani King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa said on Tuesday that
Tehran-Manama friendly relations guarantee regional tranquility,
stability and prosperity.

He made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Iranian Foreign
Minister Manouchehr Mottaki who arrived in the Bahraini capital on
Monday on the third leg of his regional tour which had already taken
him to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

He reiterated that Manama?s policy is based on convergence with
Tehran, adding that the two countries enjoy good neighborly relations.

Bahrain will never let foreign countries make use of it as a means to
interfere in the regional domestic affairs, the King said.

Mottaki, for his part, stressed that the two countries? leaders are
determined to further boost all-out ties, adding that Tehran-Manama
relations witnessed a boost in cultural, political, economic and
security areas in the past four years.

Underlining the need for safeguarding the regional stability and
security, he said the security of Bahrain and all Persian Gulf states
is security of the Islamic Republic.

The Iranian foreign minister reiterated that his visit to Bahrain was
aimed at expanding bilateral cooperation and holding regional
consultations in order to solve the existing regional problems.

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