Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Interior, and General Sheikh Rashed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Minister of Interior of the Kingdom of Bahrain, co-chaired an official round of talks between the Saudi and Bahraini sides in Jeddah tonight. At the outset of the meeting, Prince Ahamed bin Abdulaziz welcomed General Sheikh Rashed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa and the accompanying delegation, lauding the instructions of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdallah bin Abdulaziz and King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain for their keenness to enhance bilateral relations between the two countries in all fields. Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz explained that this meeting comes as part of the continuing meetings between officials in the two countries to benefit the two countries and peoples and to bolster the march of relations among the GCC countries. Then, they reviewed aspects of bilateral relations between the two countries and means of enhancing the current cooperation between them in all fields, particularly the security field. They also discussed a number of issues of mutual concern. On the Saudi side, Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Alsalem, Undersecretary of the Minister of Interior; General Khalid Alhumaidan, Deputy Director of General Investigations; and Major General Saud bin Salem Al-Dawood, Director of the Minister of Interior's office for Studies and Research, attended the meeting. On the Bahraini side, the meeting was attended by Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalid Al Khalifa, Chairman of Customs Department; Salman bin Isa bin Hindi, Governor of Al-Muharrag Province; Brig. General Riyadh Eid Abdullah, Director General of the General Administration of the Court of the Ministry of Interior; Brig. Gen. Yousef bin Ahmed Hasan Al-Ghatam, Assistant Undersecretary for Inlets, Search and Follow-up; Brig. Gen. Ala Aldeen Abdullah Hasan Thiyadi, Commander of the Coast Guard; lieutenant General Mohammed bin Mohammed Rashed bin Denah, Director of Security Information; Lieutenant Abdulaziz Mayoof Abdullah Alruimiahi, Director of Criminal Investigation; and Lieutenant Mohammed bin Abdullah Ahmed Alharam, Director of the Joint Center of Terror Combat.
