Sheikh Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister, stressed that the Kingdom of Bahrain attaches great importance to supporting regional and international initiatives that contribute to enhancing food security, in order to achieve the visions and aspirations of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa,
The King of the Great Country, may God protect and preserve him, and the directives of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Prime Minister, may God protect him.
He pointed out that this strategic direction embodies the Kingdom’s keenness to actively participate in efforts to ensure the sustainability of agricultural development in the region and the world, noting in this regard to what brings the Kingdom of Bahrain and the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to build a constructive and close integration based on the established fraternal and historical relations that bring the two countries in various fields, valuing the qualitative and leading initiatives adopted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to develop the agricultural sector, especially the industry, especially the industry, especially the industry, especially the industry, especially the industry Dates, which have become a model for regionally and internationally.
This came at a meeting in his office in Al -Qudaibi Palace this morning, Her Royal Highness Princess Sarah Bint Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Executive Director of the International Dates Council, in the presence of Eng. Wael bin Nasser Al Mubarak, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture, and Nayef bin Bandar Al -Sudairy, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Kingdom of Bahrain, and a number of senior officials, where he congratulated her His Highness for appointing her to this position, expressing his wishes for success Her new tasks and responsibilities.
He also praised the existing partnership with the International Dates Council, which was strengthened today by hosting the Kingdom of Bahrain to the headquarters of the International Observatory of Dates, stressing the necessary facilities that the government will provide to make the observatory’s tasks successful and enable it to play its upcoming role as a device specialized in monitoring and analyzing data related to the dates sector and publishing them at the international level, in a way that contributes to the development of manufacturing industries related to dates, and enhancing their position Economic and food.
For her part, Her Royal Highness Princess Sarah bint Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Executive Director of the International Dates Council, expressed her great thanks and appreciation to His Excellency Deputy Prime Minister for the warm meeting and reception, praising the support of the Kingdom of Bahrain to embrace the International Observatory of Dates, and confirmed that this step will constitute a qualitative shift in the dates industry, in a way that enhances its competitiveness globally, and contributes to supporting joint efforts Member States to develop this vital sector and enhance its role in serving global food security, hoping for the Kingdom of Bahrain more progress and prosperity.
