Bahraini, Japanese relations reviewed

The Japanese foreign minister Yuhi Kono discussed in Tokyo on Monday evening with his Bahraini counterpart Sheikh Muhammad Bin Mubarak al-Khaleifa, currently visiting Japan, bilateral relations between the two countries and means of developing them.

The Gulf News Agency said the two ministers also reviewed several current issues foremost being the ME peace process, the situation in the Gulf region and Southern East Asia and the role played by the UN in preserving world peace and security and the efforts needed in this regard for strengthening the role played by the UN and the UN security council. The two countries ' view points were identical regarding all debated issues.

The two sides also underlined the importance of co-operation among the Gulf Co-operation Council GCC member states and Japan through direct dialogue, contacts and meetings between the two countries.

Sheikh Khaleifa and Kono signed a joint statement that drawn the framework for relations between the two countries and determine fields of bilateral co-operation as well as reveals their stances towards issues debated and discussed.