Saudi Ambassador to Bahrain Dr. Abdullah Abdulmalik Al Shaikh extended heartfelt congratulations to His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier, as well as the Bahraini people on Bahrain National Day and HM the King’s Accession Day.

In statements to Bahrain News Agency (BNA), the Saudi ambassador expressed happiness about Bahrain’s festivities, stressing Saudi Arabia’s keenness to share these happy occasions with Bahrain which stresses strong and deep-rooted fraternal relations between both countries and peoples. He lauded Bahrain’s achievements in the prosperous era of HM King Hamad, stressing respect of human rights and freedom, separation of powers and boosting popular participation within the framework of the state of law and institutions.

The Saudi ambassador praised Bahrain’s balanced and effective foreign policy which places the national interest as top priority and aims to serve Arab and Islamic issues. He also lauded Bahrain’s efforts to show the importance of cooperation between countries within the framework of commitment to the principles of international legitimacy and respect of the sovereignty of other countries. He also underlined Bahrain’s success to achieve an advanced status at the regional and international level in the prosperous era of HM the King.