BAHRAIN'S KING HAMAD BIN ISA AL KHALIFA RECEIVED AT HIS PALACE HERE TODAY PRINCE MISHAAL BIN ABDULAZIZ ON THE OCCASION OF HIS VISIT TO BAHRAIN. DURING THE AUDIENCE, PRINCE MISHAAL CONVEYED TO THE BAHRAINI KING THE GREETINGS OF THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ AND THE CROWN PRINCE. IN TURN, KING HAMAD SENT HIS GREETINGS TO KING ABDULLAH AND THE CROWN PRINCE. THE BAHRAINI KING COMMENDED CLOSE, HISTORICAL AND BROTHERLY RELATIONS BINDING THE TWO COUNTRIES, NOTING THE KEENNESS OF THE LEADERS OF THE TWO COUNTRIES ON ENHANCING BILATERAL COOPERATION IN ALL FIELDS. KING HAMAD ALSO PRAISED THE PIONEERING ROLE OF SAUDI ARABIA UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF KING ABDULLAH IN ENHANCING THE MARCH OF GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL (GCC) ARAB STATES AND IN SERVING ISSUES OF ARAB AND MUSLIM NATIONS. DURING THE MEETING, THEY REVIEWED TOPICS OF MUTUAL INTEREST. THE AUDIENCE WAS ATTENDED BY A NUMBER OF PRINCES AND OFFICIALS.
