MANAMA, Jan 8 (KUNA) -- Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdulatif Al-Zayani praised on Friday His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah's mediation efforts, and coordination amongst Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE and Egypt to solve the Gulf crisis.
This came during a meeting held by Al-Zayani with editors-in-chief of local newspapers on the outcomes of the 41st Summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council that was hosted by Saudi Arabia's Al-Ula City last Tuesday, Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported.
The minister highlighted efforts made by Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa to unify the Gulf ranks and his keenness on working with the GCC leaders to open a new chapter in Gulf relations and enhance pan-Gulf dialogue to meet peoples' aspirations and promote security, stability and prosperity of the GCC states and the whole region.
Al-Zayani said these sincere efforts made by the GCC states and Egypt is a key step for dialogue to unite against any foreign interferences or threats from entities seeking to undermine security and stability of the GCC states.
He expressed his optimism about the next period of the GCC path.
He reiterated Bahrain's commitment to agreements that aim to bolster the joint Arab-Gulf action. (end) hmd.hm