Bahraini emir receives message from Blair

Bahraini Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Issa Al-Khalifa received a written message from UK Prime Minister Tony Blair in which Blair congratulated Sheikh Hamad on the Lesser Bairam.

Bahraini television said that Blair expressed in his message to Sheikh Hamad his country's support for the steps taken by Bahrain and Qatar concerning developing bilateral relations and joint cooperation to achieve the good of the two countries.