Samaher Saif Al Yazal
The official visit to His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister to the Republic of Italy and the Vatican attendance, received broad local, Italian and international media attention, as the Italian media and the global press followed its details closely, considering that the visit was a historic station that strengthened the Bahrain site as a bridge to communicate between civilizations, and established its position as a reliable economic partner on the international scene. The Italian “Nova” has allocated a prominent space for the visit, and said in its report: Bahrain, which looks at Italy as a distinguished party within the European Union, has witnessed in recent years a continuous strengthening of bilateral relations … The Crown Prince’s visit to Rome and the Vatican comes to confirm this path, and opens new horizons for partnership. She added that the meeting of His Highness the Crown Prince with Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni at the Kegei Palace aims to “discuss ways to develop bilateral partnership and enhance joint investments.” As for the Reuters agency, it focused on the economic dimension of the visit, noting that the memorandum of understanding that was signed between the two countries with a value exceeding one billion euros “reflects a clear trend towards expanding the scope of cooperation.” Its report stated: Italy and Bahrain signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance economic relations with a value of more than one billion euros, targeting projects in the fields of energy and defense … The agreement represents a qualitative leap in the path of bilateral cooperation. The desire to strengthen it. It was also discussed in the urgent need to stop the war in the Middle East, and to adhere to peace between the nations. The first, the first economic to be the signing of a set of strategic agreements, most notably the bilateral agreement to establish a joint investment portfolio of 500 million euros, and said that: “This portfolio will contribute to moving the investment wheel and attracting quality capital that opens new horizons for the Bahraini private sector, and supports diversification of the national economy in line with the goals of Bahrain Economic Vision 2030.” He added. Salloum that other agreements included cooperation in the fields of space, energy, customs, and smart cities, in addition to banking and investment partnerships between Bahraini and Italian institutions, stressing that they “represent a pillar to enhance trade exchange that exceeded one billion euros, and opens the way for more joint initiatives that are in the interest of the two friendly peoples.” Dimensions of strategy embodied by high -level official meetings and the signed agreements, which was reflected in a wide media interest locally and internationally, stressed Bahrain’s position and its vital role in building bridges of cooperation with its partners around the world. For its part, a member of the Foreign Affairs, Defense and National Security Committee d. Maryam Al -Dhawan, that the visit of His Highness the Crown Prince, the Prime Minister, succeeded in opening wide horizons for cooperation in the fields of investment, energy, defense and other strategic sectors. She added that the agreements and memoranda of understanding that were signed exceeding one billion euros, noting that this step represents a qualitative shift in the path of Bahraini -Italian relations and reflects the commitment of the two countries to develop partnerships that serve the two friendly peoples. While businessman Ahmed Youssef stressed that the Italian Crown Prince’s visit reflects the depth of historical and strategic relations between Bahrain and Italy, based on friendship and mutual respect. He added that the official meetings and meetings during this visit are an opportunity to enhance economic and trade cooperation between the two private sectors in both countries.
