Foreign Office Minister visits Bahrain
5 Jun 2014 12:59 PM
Hugh Robertson
underlines UK support for reform programme in Bahrain and importance of work to
improve human rights.
Foreign Office Minister for the
Middle East, Hugh Robertson, yesterday visited Bahrain for the third meeting of
the UK-Bahrain Joint Working Group. Commenting at the end of his visit, Mr
Robertson said:
It was a pleasure to make my
first visit to Bahrain as Minister for the Middle East. I was struck by the
warmth of the long-standing friendship between our two countries. During a
productive meeting of the Joint Working Group we agreed that the UK would
continue to provide support to Bahrain’s reform programme, with
particular focus on strengthening human rights and the rule of law –
where there is still much to be done. I was pleased to see that UK expertise is
helping to make a real difference, particularly on the creation of a Police
Ombudsman and a new Independent Prisoners and Detainees
Commission.
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Mr Robertson met His Royal
Highness Crown Prince Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, His Excellency Sheikh
Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa the Minister of Foreign Affairs, His Excellency
Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa the Minister of Interior and His
Excellency Kamal bin Ahmed Mohamed the Minister for Transportation and Acting
CEO of the Bahrain Economic Development Board. He also met a range of
representatives from parliament, political societies, as well as local civil
society and human rights activists.
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The UK-Bahrain Joint Working
Group was established in March 2013. It is a forum for discussing issues of
mutual interest across the bilateral relationship, including regional and trade
issues, with a focus on reform and human rights.
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