Manama: Prime Minister Prince Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa has called upon Arabs to transcend their differences and mend their rifts in order to boost their cooperation and confront challenges to the nation.
"Cooperation is our only option to preserve the interests of our Arab nation and peoples," he said, noting that "Arab political, economic and social complementarity is the best means to survive and fend off threats to the Arab nation."
"The current Arab situation is painful and the threat is common. Protection requires putting aside difference, activating Arab agreements, and keeping Arab communication channels open at all times," Prince Khalifa said as he received participants in the first edition of the Ministerial Meeting of the Arab-Indian Cooperation Forum.
Prince Khalifa, known for his strong pro-Arab stance, lauded the Arab initiatives that enhance cooperation and coalition to confront attempts to undermine Arab security.The Prime Minister singled out the initiatives of Saudi Arabia, under the leadership of King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, to direct joint Arab action towards more unity through the establishment of an Arab coalition to protect Arab countries and their peoples from threats and interference in their domestic affairs.
"Achieving rapprochement and consolidating cooperation among Arab countries on the basis of mutual respect represent a noble human value that should be maintained and strengthened in order to pave the way for security and peace and meet the peoples’ aspirations for development," Prince Khalifa said, Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported. "The political, economic and security challenges currently faced by the world require putting forward more comprehensive formulas and visions for regional and global cooperation to ensure higher levels of understanding and coordination that empower countries to take collective steps to overcome repercussions and threats to the world’s present and future," he said.
