Bahrain looks to firm up UN partnership

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Bahrain is keen to further advance its partnership with the United Nations to achieve the goals of sustainable development in the Kingdom.

This was pointed out by Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani who noted the strong cooperation between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the UN.

Dr Al Zayani yesterday met at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with the President of the current session of the UN General Assembly and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives, Abdullah Shahid, who is on an official visit to the Kingdom.

The minister congratulated his counterpart on assuming the presidency of the current session of the UN General Assembly, praising the efforts of the body in addressing global issues and challenges, and searching for solutions to benefit all humanity.

Dr Al Zayani stressed the important role of the UN General Assembly in promoting security, peace and stability in the region, stressing the need for international cooperation to reach the necessary solutions to end international conflicts.

He also called upon the international community to work to bring about peace in the Middle East and end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict following the two-state solution and the resolutions of international legitimacy.

Shahid praised cooperation between Bahrain and the UN and its offices in the Kingdom to achieve its objectives in various development fields.

He also commended the efforts of the Kingdom in promoting the values of peace, tolerance, peaceful coexistence and freedom of religion.

They discussed several topics, including the efforts to combat COVID-19, climate change, combating terrorism and its funding and protecting human rights.

They also discussed cooperation between Bahrain and Maldives and ways to further enhance coordination in various fields to serve the common interests of both countries and people.

The meeting was attended by the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs, Dr Shaikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, the Director-General of the Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa Academy, Ambassador Dr Muneera bint Khalifa Al Khalifa, the Chief of Human Rights Affairs, Ambassador Dr Arwa Hassan Al Sayed, the Acting Chief of Organizations, Ambassador Shaikha Aisha bint Ahmed Al Khalifa, and senior officials from the Ministry