Bahrain Resumes Diplomatic Representation at Ambassadors Level with Lebanon

Bahrain says to resume full diplomatic relations with Lebanon (Bahrain MOFA/File Photo)
Bahrain says to resume full diplomatic relations with Lebanon (Bahrain MOFA/File Photo)
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Bahrain Resumes Diplomatic Representation at Ambassadors Level with Lebanon

Bahrain says to resume full diplomatic relations with Lebanon (Bahrain MOFA/File Photo)
Bahrain says to resume full diplomatic relations with Lebanon (Bahrain MOFA/File Photo)

Bahrain announced on Saturday its decision to resume full diplomatic relations with Lebanon.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said this comes in implementation of the directives of the Bahraini leadership.

"This decision comes in order to strengthen the brotherly relations between the two countries and its peoples and promote mutual respect, in accordance with the principles of the Charter of the Arab League, and the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, 1961," state news agency BNA reported.

For his part, Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati hailed the move, saying the country “appreciated this decision and welcomes it.”



Saudi FM Receives Separate Phone Calls From His Spanish, British Counterparts

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends a press conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, August 17, 2023. (Reuters)
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends a press conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, August 17, 2023. (Reuters)
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Saudi FM Receives Separate Phone Calls From His Spanish, British Counterparts

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends a press conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, August 17, 2023. (Reuters)
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah attends a press conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, August 17, 2023. (Reuters)

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah received a phone call on Wednesday from British Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs David Lammy.
During the talks, they discussed regional developments and the efforts to address them.

He also received a phone call from Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares, with whom he discussed regional developments and efforts undertaken to address them.