Ambassador Abdullah welcomed the Sri Lankan delegation, and expressed his happiness with Sri Lanka’s decision to open an embassy in the Kingdom of Bahrain in mid of next February, stressing the Bahraini government’s support for Sri Lanka, and highlighting its full readiness to provide all the facilities to ensure the acceleration of the procedures to open the embassy.
Ambassador Abdullah also praised the distinctive relations between Bahrain and Sri Lanka, and added, “Opening the embassy will contribute in reinforcing the bilateral relations between the two countries in all political, economic, social, cultural and tourist areas.” He also pointed out the role of the Sri Lankan community in the development process in the Kingdom.
Undersecretary Abdullah presented a brief about the reforms achieved by His Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa in the political, economic, social, and legislative areas, and the efforts done in the area of elevating women since 2001, in addition to ensuring the freedom of transport for the foreign workers, as well as the freedom of practicing religions in Bahrain, stressing the Kingdom’s commitment to ensure all those freedoms.
For his part, the head of the Sri Lankan delegation praised the depth of the bilateral relations between the two countries in all areas, and the concern provided by the Kingdom to the Sri Lankan community in Bahrain.