Bahrain's Premier Sheikh Khalifah bin Salman Al Khalifah has hailed relations binding his country with Saudi Arabia. In an interview with French Magazine "Passages" published today, he described relations between the two countries as distinguished, noting that Saudi Arabia and Bahrain has had a deep-rooted long history, a common destiny and relations of brotherhood and cordiality. Sheikh Khalifah praised Saudi Arabia for supporting Bahrain and other countries in the region and around the world. He also lauded Saudi Arabia for its permanent pursuit of achieving peace in the region and the world through a prudent policy and a balanced approach based on the principle of resolving conflicts by means of dialogue. The Bahraini Premier pointed out that Saudi Arabia has been the largest trading partner for Bahrain.