King of Bahrain meets with Zibari

King of Bahrain, Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa yesterday discussed with the Iraq's foreign minister Hoshiar Muhammad Zibari who arrived in Manama on a Gulf tour, the situation in Iraq, according to Bahrain's news agency, while quoting a Bahraini source.

The source added that Sheikh Hamad stressed the need of the "return of security and stability to Iraq, so as to contribute in its effective role with its brothers in achieving common Arab action and solidarity."

An official in Bahrain's foreign ministry said that Zibari will during the visit sign a diplomatic agreement with his Bahraini counterpart. The Iraqi charge de affairs in Qatar Nu'man Khuder said that Zibari will arrive tomorrow in Doha within the tour which also led him to the United Arab Emirates.