BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

22/04/2008

Political Talks Between Bahrain And Belarus

MINSK, APR. 22 (BNA) WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE VISIT CURRENTLY CONDUCTED BY STATE MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS DR. NIZAR AL BAHARNA TO BELARUS, THE FIRST MEETING ON POLITICAL CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN THE FOREIGN MINISTRIES OF BELARUS AND BAHRAIN WAS HELD IN MINSK TODAY.

THE MEETING WAS CO-CHAIRED BY DR.BAHARNA AND BYELORUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER DURING WHICH THEY DISCUSSED WAYS OF DEVELOPING BILATERAL COOPERATION IN ADDITION TO REGIONAL AND GLOBAL ISSUES OF COMMON CONCERN. BOTH SIDES ACCENTUATED THE NEED FOR FURTHER BOOST OF BILATERAL COOPERATION AND AFFIRMED THE IMPORTANCE OF EXCHANGING VISITS AND ACTIVATING COOPERATION MECHANISMS. THE BAHRAINI SIDE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN BOOSTING BAHRAIN'S DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION IN BELARUS BY PROPOSING THE ASSIGNMENT OF A NON RESIDENT AMBASSADOR AND AN HONORARY CONSUL IN THE NEAREST FUTURE. REINFORCING PARLIAMENTARY COOPERATION BETWEEN MANAMA AND MINSK WAS ALSO RAISED AND INCREASING TRADE EXCHANGE AND INVESTMENT AND ACTIVATING BILATERAL ECONOMIC AGREEMENTS WERE REVIEWED ALONG WITH COORDINATION OF STANCES AT INTERNATIONAL GATHERINGS AND REINFORCING JOINT WORK IN MEDIA, CULTURAL, TOURISM, EDUCATION, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SPORTS DOMAINS. ON THE SIDELINES OF THE VISIT, DR.BAHARNA VISITED THE WORLD TRAINING CENTER, A CENTER SPECIALIZED IN IMMIGRATION AND COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN HUMAN BEINGS AND DISCUSSED WITH THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE THE POSSIBILITY FOR BAHRAIN TO AVAIL OF THE CENTER'S EXPERTISE. HE ALSO VISITED BYELORUSSIAN UNIVERSITY AND GOT BRIEFED BY ITS PRESIDENT ON ITS FACILITIES AND ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES.

Source:

http://english.bna.bh/?ID=69200

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