MANAMA: Pakistan PM Imran Khan held important meeting with Bahrain’s KingHamad bin Isa
Pakistan and Bahrain on Monday agreed to further broaden and deepenbilateral engagements across all mutually beneficial fields.
The accord came at a meeting between Prime Minister Imran Khan andBahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa at at Gudaibya Palace.
According to a joint statement issued after the day-long visit of PM Imranto the Kingdom of Bahrain, the prime minister held meetings with King Hamadbin Isa Al Khalifa and Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa.
The discussions focused on bilateral, regional and multilateral issues ofcommon interest. The leaders underscored the importance of furtherpromoting political and economic relations, strengthening cooperation inthe fields of public health, energy, education, agriculture, culture andtourism.
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The two sides noted that this visit laid a strong foundation to build acloser partnership between the two countries, and agreed further to followup on the implementation of the agreements and the Memoranda ofUnderstanding (MOUs) signed during the visit, read the statement.
PM Imran conveyed his deep appreciation on behalf of the people of Pakistanfor the royal gesture to establish King Hamad Nursing and AssociatedMedical Science University in Pakistan and agreed to operationalize theUniversity at the earliest possible.
Both sides underlined the importance of continuing regular consultationsthrough the existing institutional mechanisms and agreed to hold the secondmeeting of the Bahrain-Pakistan joint ministerial commission in Manama inthe first quarter of 2020.
