The speech of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of the Crown Prince, may God protect him, came at the opening summit between the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf and the Association of Southeast Asian countries “Asian” and the People’s Republic of China, as well as his speech, may God protect him, at the second summit between the Cooperation and Asian Council for the historical and economic dimensions of Gulf-Asian relations.
The Cooperation Council, which was established in 1981, meets the ASEAN, which was established in 1967 in several tracks, most notably the path of sustainable development, which has become an essential part of Gulf policies such as Bahrain Economic Vision 2030 and Saudi Vision 2030 and is similar to development plans in countries such as Vietnam and Indonesia.
His Highness, may God protect him, stressed the need to pay attention to renewable energy, build green infrastructure, reach carbon neutrality, and benefit from the experiences of “ASEAN” and China, where opportunities to invest in green hydrogen and solar energy and transfer knowledge from Malaysia and Thailand, for example, are matters that are in the path of sustainable development and stimulates the establishment of cross -border projects.
It is known that the ties between the Gulf and Asia are due to the old trade routes and today the Gulf states from the largest energy suppliers for Asian, and in return the countries of ASEAN and China export technology and the manufactured goods of the Gulf.
His Highness the Prime Minister, the Crown Prince, touched on the Asian demographic weight and its productive exaggeration, which are opportunities to enhance trade exchange and build a global influential economic bloc.
From trade to technology, the Gulf, Asian and China countries are among the largest investors in technological infrastructure in the world, Saudi Arabia and the UAE in particular, seeking a global pioneering site in manufacturing chips that are used in artificial intelligence, so Bahrain’s call mentioned by the Prime Minister, the Crown Prince, may God protect him, comes to conclude an international treaty that regulates the development of artificial intelligence in a responsible and moral way, at the time and in order to serve the new human technology Instead of being a burden on it.
On the other hand, His Highness, may God protect him, called for renewing the support of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people in a human gesture that addresses minds and hearts.
It is known that supporting the Palestinian issue is a fixed pillar in the Bahraini and Gulf foreign policy, and the issue has a great popular sympathy in the Muslim -majority countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia, and a common position between the Gulf and Asian countries about the issue comes to enhance the moral aspect of the relationship, and adds a human dimension that exceeds investments and trade.
