Bahrain and South Korea strengthen bilateral relations in all fields

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Council of Representatives Speaker Fawzia bint Abdullah Zainal has affirmed the depth of the relations between Bahrain and South Korea in all fields, under the leadership of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and South Korea President Moon Jae-in.

This came as Speaker Zainal and South Korean National Assembly Speaker Park Byeong-seug signed yesterday a Memorandum of Understanding in the Korean capital Seoul.

The MoU is the culmination of the long-standing friendship between Bahrain and Korea and their peoples, and their keenness to give a new impetus to the development of bilateral relations to deepen parliamentary cooperation and use parliamentary contacts as effective tools for strengthening ties.

The two sides agreed to contribute to deepening coordination and parliamentary cooperation in line with the steady rapprochement between the two countries, which consolidates working together to promote common goals in sustainable development, innovation and the exchange of parliamentary and diplomatic expertise.

They emphasised the significance of further endeavours to enhance cooperation and parliamentary visits and activities between them as well as holding bilateral meetings on the sidelines of regional and international parliamentary forums.

The visit by the Bahraini parliamentary delegation to Seoul also included bilateral consultations, coordination and exchange of views on various issues of common interest.

Fighting pandemic

Speaker Zainal highlighted Bahrain’s experience in fighting the coronavirus pandemic and shared how the Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) expressed during his visit to the Kingdom his admiration for the measures taken by Bahrain as well as the efforts of Team Bahrain, led by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister.

The WHO Chief also lauded the measures taken by the government to ensure the health and safety of citizens and residents, based on the humanitarian approach of His Majesty the King, she said.