ISLAMABAD,(MILLAT+APP): Commander of the National Guard
of Bahrain and brother of the King of Bahrain, Lt Gen Sheikh
Mohamed Bin Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa called on Prime Minister
Muhammad Nawaz Sharif here at the PM House on Tuesday.
Welcoming the delegation on visit to Pakistan, the Prime
Minister said that Pakistan considered Kingdom of Bahrain a
close friend and trusted partner.
“Our bilateral relations are founded on shared history,
cultural linkages and strong people-to-people contacts,” he
stated, according to a PM’s Office statement issued here.
The Commander National Guard of Bahrain thanked the
Prime Minister for the warm welcome and conveyed good wishes
from King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.
He said that Bahrain and Pakistan were brotherly
countries and the bilateral relations between the two
countries would further enhance by pursuing close economic and
trade relations.
The Prime Minister said,”I would like to express my deep
gratitude to His Majesty King Hamad for his generous gift of
King Hamad Nursing University to Pakistan. I also thank your
Excellency for coming to Pakistan to lay the foundation stone
of this project.”
He further said that Pakistan attached great importance
to its relations with Bahrain and the visit of King Hamad bin
Isa Al-Khalifa in March 2014 was a landmark visit which opened
new avenues of bilateral cooperation between the two
countries.
Lt Gen Sheikh Mohamed Bin Isa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa
said the proposed up-gradation of Joint Economic Council
to Joint Ministerial Commission was a positive development to
boost bilateral ties.
He said the upcoming visit of Pakistani Naval Chief
to Bahrain in the third week of January 2017 would be important
for enhancing bilateral naval cooperation.
The Prime Minister said that Pakistani diaspora in
Bahrain acted as a human bridge between the two brotherly
countries and had been playing an important role in the
development and prosperity of both the countries.