Kuwait, Bahrain Sign Two Cooperative AgreementsKuwait and Bahrain on Monday signed two agreements respectively on the forming of a joint committee and on diplomatic and consular cooperation.Visiting Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Muhammad Bin Mubarak Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, who signed the deals on behalf of his country, said after the signing ceremony that the agreements reflect both countries' desire to enhance relations to a higher level. According to Sheikh Muhammad, who arrived earlier Monday for a day-long visit, the joint committee will be in charge of coordinating political, economic and cultural exchanges between the two Gulf states. "We are taking another step on the path of cooperation and integration," he said. Kuwait's First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah also said that the agreements will certainly promote cooperation in many fields. Kuwait and Bahrain are closely bound economically with high- volume trade. In addition, both of them are members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, a regional political and economic alliance established in 1981, which also groups Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. |
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