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Businessmen emphasized the depth of the historical relations that link Bahrain and Lebanon, which will enhance the results of General Joseph Aoun, President of the Lebanese Republic to the Kingdom of Bahrain, and will have a wide economic, commercial, tourism and cultural impact, as it paved the way for a new stage of the relations of the two brotherly countries.
Businessman Akram Meknes pointed to the similar social elements between the Bahraini and Lebanese peoples, as both of them enjoy welcome, coexistence and tolerance, which allows economic relations to find a foothold in both countries, which is what happened over the past years and still finds its resonance with the businessmen who came to Bahrain and settled in it and managed to establish a established economic projects with the Bahraini community within His sophisticated fabric in dealing with the foreigner, especially the brothers from the Arab countries.
He also recalled the educational history of the people of Bahrain who came to the Lebanese capital to learn in its universities a long time ago, and they had many memories that they kept through their stay in Lebanon for long periods in which they lived with their brothers from the Lebanese people, and this himself was reflected in the welcome and love that the people of Bahrain have for the Lebanese community in the Kingdom.
Meknes said: “We do not forget the great role of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the monarch of the country, in emphasizing the historical relations that bring together the two countries, as well as the efforts of His Highness the Crown Prince, the Prime Minister in translating these lofty visions by working to provide all support and support to Lebanon in many humanitarian situations despite all the circumstances that they have gone through, and therefore the people of Lebanon do not forget the Bahrain and its leadership this position, and he is expected to visit General The Lebanese Republic to Bahrain will contribute to deepening relations between the two countries in a way that promotes trade, tourism and cultural exchange.
In turn, the businessman and expert in tourism affairs, Charbel Hanna, stressed the importance of the visit announced to President Joseph Aoun to the Kingdom of Bahrain, in promoting tourism exchange between the two countries, which will have a tangible qualitative economic impact on the tourism and hotel sector, indicating that Bahrain today represents one of the most advanced countries in providing a tourism of an oriental nature with international tourist tools and programs that put it on the list of most countries that attract foreign tourists from countries the world.
Hanna pointed out that the bilateral relations between the two countries open the way for wider options of tourism activities in the two countries, which will be positively due to all economic activities, as both the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Lebanese Republic seek to double the inter -tourist delegations, based on the historical relations that link the two countries, where the Kingdom of Bahrain and since the foot were one of the Gulf countries loving to the Lebanese people and that opened its doors to work and reside. And the visit, and provided all the means for the Lebanese residing in the Kingdom and its visitors, until everyone felt that he was in his second country.
Hanna concluded by saying: “We hope that President Joseph Aoun’s visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain will produce new horizons of economic and development cooperation in a way that is for both countries with good and prosperity.”
The businesswoman, Dr. Hala Jamal, described the visit of General Joseph Aoun, President of the Lebanese Republic to the Kingdom of Bahrain, with the exceptional, which will represent a new stage of brotherly relations between the two brotherly countries, which will be reflected in the economic affairs and commercial exchange between two countries with rooted relations that have Arabism and the unity of positions and issues.
Dr. Hala noted the extension of relations between the two countries since the independence of the Lebanese Republic, which was supported by Bahrain and made for this a lot of initiatives and contributions that achieved Lebanon stability that aspired to it in periods of its contemporary history, which was reflected in the societal relations between the members of the two countries, where the people of Lebanon came to Bahrain and settled in it and established their projects for years until the Kingdom became their first country and not the second, as the opposite also happened when it was directed when Bahrainis to Lebanon, lived, studied in it, and invested money in various sectors, the most prominent of which was the real estate sector. She said: “There are large groups of Bahrain people who have homes and real estate in Lebanon and come to them in a seasonal capacity, and this is like one of the sources of income for the Lebanese state, as it was not limited to buying real estate only, but expanded in other tourism and commercial investments.”
Dr. Hala called on the merchants in the two countries to seize the opportunity to visit, and to open a broader trade exchange paths that contribute to strengthening the economy of the two countries, and documenting the nakedness of the brothers between the two peoples, stressing that investment opportunities are many and varied in the two countries, and she said: Undoubtedly, the visit will have great returns at all levels.
She added: «At the level of individuals from the Lebanese community, I still remember when the community honored the interview of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the monarch of the country, in 2013, and it was a wonderful interview in which His Majesty met with a large group of the Lebanese community and his Majesty touched during the meeting to the depth of historical relations that extend since the era of the Phoenicians who came and settled in Bahrain. You forget, as I left with the impression that we are in the presence of a great personality that embraces everyone and accommodates every human being regardless of his gender, nationality and faith, and we are still thanking His Majesty for his supportive positions of Lebanon or her community in Bahrain, until today she has become a businesswoman and chairman of a charity association that contributes to the service of Bahraini society and returns some of the beautiful to him and his wise leadership.
