Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain, stressed the importance of dialogue to end wars and resolve regional and international differences. Chief among these is promoting a just, comprehensive and lasting peace in the Middle East, including supporting the right of the Palestinian people to establish an independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital. Extend the UN humanitarian ceasefire in Yemen. Achieving sustainable and peaceful solutions to the crises in Syria, Lebanon, Sudan, Libya and Afghanistan. He also called for the promotion of tolerance and dialogue between religions, cultures and civilizations as an “essential pillar” to achieving security, development and respect for human rights. To this end, he urged the international community to adopt an international treaty criminalizing religious, sectarian, and racial hate speech, as well as “incitement to religious contempt, extremism, terrorism, and intolerance.” called for the prevention of abuse of freedom, media and digital platforms. .
He also urged the international community to direct resources towards achieving growth and prosperity, eradicating hunger and poverty, addressing water and energy crises, and supporting least developed countries through open markets and debt relief. I asked for it. In this vein, he supported an economic corridor project aimed at linking India and Europe via the Middle East. Turning to the country’s progress, he highlighted achievements such as successful parliamentary elections. Establishing a framework of justice. Respect for human rights as well as political and civil liberties. Providing quality and competitive government services integrated with sustainable development. He also pointed to Bahrain’s success in combating the coronavirus, recalling that the World Health Organization (WHO) recognized Manama as the “first healthy city in the Middle East.” Over the past year, Bahrain’s achievements have led to a net economic growth of 5%, and the contribution of the non-oil sector to his GDP has also increased by 83%.
Among other successes, it highlighted the empowerment of women, with Bahraini women accounting for 22% of cabinet ministers, 23% of legislative bodies, 56% of government employees, 35% of the private sector and 34% of diplomats. “Peace is our strategic choice,” he continued, stressing that Bahrain is working with the King Hamad Global Center for Peaceful Coexistence and the region to promote security and dialogue between religions, sects and cultures. He mentioned that it hosts conferences and international conferences. He also detailed the international awards his country has provided for dialogue, peaceful coexistence, service to humanity, digital transformation in the education sector, and empowerment of women and youth. He further said that Bahrain, through the efforts of the Royal Humanitarian Foundation and the Bahrain Red Crescent Society, provides humanitarian relief to countries affected by war, conflict and natural disasters.