His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has laid the foundation for an institutional framework that paved the way for wider popular participation and helped the Kingdom earning a regional and international respect, His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa said.
“Such framework has been a catalyst of reform and development, and, therefore, it has become a way of life in the kingdom,” HRH Premier added, calling for the need to safeguard national achievements in all fields and build on them to ensure a better future.
This came as HRH Premier received today, at the Gudaibiya Palace, in the presence of the Chairman of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs Shaikh Abdulla bin Khalid Al Khalifa and the Shura and Representatives Council Chairmen Ali bin Saleh Al Saleh and Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Dhahrani, a number of senior officials.
HRH Premier indicated that interference in the kingdom’s domestic affairs through instigative political and media rhetoric are strongly rejected by the Bahraini society as long as “national voices” are ready to respond to them and awareness of the need to cement national unity is consolidated.
HRH Premier also affirmed that the kingdom is a hub of freedom of expression and democracy, a reality that no “sincere” and honest person can deny.
“Why do some people choose not to be fair and accept a crystal-clear reality that the kingdom is a beacon of reform and democracy?” HRH Premier inquired.
HRH Premier also praised the honourable historic stances voiced by all segments of the Bahraini people, whose history is full of such noble stances, especially when it comes to top national interests, asserting that such national supportive attitudes and positions will be recorded in the kingdom’s history with golden letters.
HRH Premier also reviewed with those present the latest economic developments and shed light on the government’s efforts to maintain the kingdom’s high economic growth, stressing that all regions across the country should benefit from the government’s quality services and vital facilities, including schools which should be built in all the kingdom’s villages and towns.
He also pointed to the government’s resolve to expand its development plans so to make sure that government services and facilities are available in all regions.