Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain lauded the noble stances of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia towards the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Arab and Islamic nations as well as Saudi Arabia's supporting cooperation among Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Member States. This came during a reception held by the Bahraini Crown Prince for Saudi ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain Abdulmohsen bin Fahd Al-Marek at the end of his tenure as Saudi ambassador to Bahrain. The Bahraini Crown Prince also hailed the relations between the two countries and their permanent keenness to support cooperation and coordinate joint stances towards different issues. Prince Salman bin Hamad commended the efforts exerted by Al-Marek in enhancing historical relations between the two countries.