His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa received today Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, in the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier.
HRH the Prime Minister lauded the initiatives of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in boosting the GCC and Arab unity, stressing the importance of GCC meetings in enhancing the capability of handling challenges through massive coordination mainly in the security field. He also praised the honourable stances of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in defending Arab and Islamic issues as well as rallying ranks, reiterating Bahrain's high appreciation of Saudi Arabia's unlimited support to it.

HRH the Premier and HRH the Crown Prince stressed that relations between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have a distinguished specificity thanks to historic fraternal ties binding both countries and the leaderships' keenness to further cement them. They underlined keenness to maintain coordination with Saudi Arabia regarding various issues and broaden the scope of bilateral cooperation at all levels. They also praised ongoing development in Saudi Arabia under the wise leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques.