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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

King Salman Thanks Kuwait, Bahrain for Standing by Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz - SPA

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Sunday thanked Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al Sabah for the measures their countries took in the diplomatic rift with Lebanon following offensive statements made by the Lebanese Minister of Information.

This came in a phone call the Saudi king held with Bahrain’s King and Kuwait’s Emir on Sunday.

During the separate phone calls, King Salman expressed his appreciation for the measures taken by each of Kuwait and Bahrain "towards the statement made by the Lebanese Minister of Information, which reflects the solidarity of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.”

For his part, Bahrain’s King Hamad “reiterated the depth of relations” between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia and the cohesion of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states.

Also, Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf said: “The measures taken by Kuwait affirm the unity of GCC countries.”

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