MANAMA, OCT.25, (BNA)--HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRIME MINISTER PRINCE KHALIFA BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA LAUDED TODAY THE INITIATIVES OF CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ AL SAUD WHICH HAVE BOOSTED THE KINGDOM'S SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL STATUS AT THE REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS.
HRH THE PREMIER WAS SPEAKING AS HE RECEIVED AT GUDAIBIYA PALACE TODAY ADVISOR TO THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES AND HEAD OF THE SAUDI ARBITRATION TEAM DR PRINCE BANDAR BIN SALMAN BIN MOHAMMED AL SAUD WHO CONVEYED TO HRH THE GREETINGS OF THE SAUDI MONARCH AND HIS BEST WISHES OF FURTHER PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY TO BAHRAIN UNDER ITS WISE LEADERSHIP. SAUDI ARABIA IS IN OUR HEARTS, HRH PRINCE KHALIFA SAID ADDING THAT RELATIONS BETWEEN BOTH COUNTRIES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CHARACTERIZED BY DISTINCTION AND PARTICULARITY IN FORM AND CONTENT OWING TO COMMON DENOMINATORS. HE ALSO LAUDED DEEP-ROOTED BILATERAL RELATIONS AND COOPERATION AND THEIR PROGRESS IN VARIOUS FIELDS THANKS TO MUTUAL KEENNESS TO FURTHER BOLSTER THEM. BOTH SIDES ALSO DISCUSSED ISSUES OF COMMON INTEREST AND THE LATEST REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS. AOQ 25-OCT-2009 19:44