Manama: The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani and his Maldivian counterpart, Dr. Abdullah Shahid signed at the Gudaibiya Place today a number of memoranda of understanding. This was as part of the official visit of the President of the Republic of Maldives, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih and his accompanying delegation to the Kingdom of Bahrain. The two foreign ministers signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Political Consultations to strengthen friendly relations, cooperation, and coordination between the two countries on issues related to bilateral relations and international issues of common interest.
They signed a Memorandum of Understanding on diplomatic training and information exchange between the Mohamed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa Academy for Diplomatic Studies in Bahrain and the Institute of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Maldives. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani also handed over his Maldivian counterpart a certificate granting the Republic of the Maldives the right of sovereignty over the information of its subscribers in the cloud computing centers located in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani praised the signing of the MoUs, noting that they will contribute to enhancing cooperation between the two friendly countries.