British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) state minister for the Middle East and Asia Alistair Burt is set to visit Bahrain to hold talks with officials as part of a GCC tour.
His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al-Khalifa held a telephone conversation with Burt and discussed historic friendship bonding the Kingdom of Bahrain and the UK and means of boosting bilateral relations.
Shaikh Nasser hailed British stance in support of the reform process initiated by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa.
He lauded British experts for providing Bahrain with their technical knowhow to promote human rights and police work.
He reaffirmed Bahrain’s stance welcoming British expertise, stressing friendship between Bahrainis and British people who worked in the Kingdom.
Both sides were unanimous regarding the positive efforts exerted by the Kingdom of Bahrain to continue the march of reform.
They cited particularly the landmark initiative of HM King Hamad regarding the establishment of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) and the endorsement of its recommendations, in addition to the National Dialogue initiatives towards consolidating Bahrain’s stability.