UAE president meets with Bahraini prime minister

United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan on Sunday in Abu Dhabi received Bahraini Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa Bin Salman al-Khalifa, currently on an official visit to the UAE.

The two sides reviewed regional issues and Arab matters of concern to the two sides.

The two sides expressed their ambition of attaining progress in the Middle East peace process on all tracks to establish a just and comprehensive peace on the grounds of relevant UN Security Council resolutions and to guarantee the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people to restore their lands and establish their own independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.

Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Khalifa stressed during their meeting the importance of joint Arab work in consolidating Arab unity and solidarity.

Earlier in the day, Bahrain's prime minister expressed his country's desire to strengthen and consolidate its relations and joint cooperation with the United Arab Emirates. The Gulf News Agency quoted Khaleifa as saying upon arriving on Sunday morning in Abu Dhabi that his visit to the UAE comes at the invitation of the president of the UAE, Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan al-Nahyan.

He added that he will hold talks with UAE officials dealing with developments on the Arab and Gulf arenas, including issues pertaining to the Gulf Cooperation Council, and Middle East march of cooperation and issues of mutual concern.