Chief of Army Staff Gen. Qamar Bajwa and the Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed, attended a session on the Afghanistan peace process in Bahrain.
Jerusalem is reportedly in talks with the Kingdom(s) of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, in attempting to establish a quadrilateral defense alliance.
While Jerusalem does not have official diplomatic relations with Riyadh, the countries have long-standing clandestine ties.
“Look forward to welcoming you to Pakistan soon,” he said while congratulating Faisal bin Farhan al Saud successfully convening the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit.
Qureshi also congratulated Qatar's Mohammed bin Abdullah al Thani for resolution of disputes and "cultivating an environment of trust and cooperation in the Gulf".
In May 2019, four vessels - including two Saudi oil tankers - were attacked off the UAE coast near Fujairah, one of the world's largest bunkering hubs, just outside the Strait of Hormuz.
On Sunday, foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries held a virtual meeting discussing "cooperation" ahead of a landmark regional summit next month, amid efforts to end the rift between Qatar and a Saudi-led alliance.
Foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait took part in the meeting, while Qatar was represented by its Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.
Bahrain and the UAE formalised ties with Israel on Sept. 15, in a U.S.-sponsored deal billed by the Gulf states as being made possible by Israel’s shelving of a plan to annex West Bank settlements.
Under European Union guidelines, settlement products should be clearly labelled as such when exported to EU member countries.
Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates formalised ties with Israel on Sept. 15, in a U.S.-sponsored deal billed by the Gulf countries as being made possible by Israel’s shelving of a plan to annex West Bank settlements. Most world powers deem them illegal.
I was pleased to convey to Minister Ashkenazi the Kingdom of Bahrain's formal request to open an embassy in Israel.
Israeli and Bahrani officials signed several memoranda of understanding in October in Manama covering trade, air services, telecommunications, finance, banking and agriculture.
Bahrain and its Gulf neighbour, the United Arab Emirates, both signed US-sponsored normalisation accords with Israel on September 15 at the White House.
The documents were inked by Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al-Zayani and Israel's National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat while U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin witnessed the signing agreement