Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, arrived in Manama on Saturday on a visit to Bahrain.
Sheikh Khaled met King Hamad at Al Sakhir Palace, underscoring the historic ties between the UAE and Bahrain.
He conveyed the greetings of President Sheikh Mohamed to the King, wishing him and the people of Bahrain continued progress and prosperity, and relations between the two countries further success, Wam news agency said.
King Hamad expressed his deep satisfaction with the strength of ties between Bahrain and the UAE and commended the Emirates on its successes.
Earlier, Sheikh Khaled was greeted on arrival by Prince Salman bin Hamad, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Bahrain, and fellow dignitaries.
The visit by Sheikh Khaled, who was accompanied by a delegation of senior UAE officials, aims to strengthen collaboration in areas of mutual interest, deepen bilateral relations and fulfil the shared aspirations of the leadership and citizens of the UAE and Bahrain, Wam news agency reported.
The language of diplomacy in 1853
Treaty of Peace in Perpetuity Agreed Upon by the Chiefs of the Arabian Coast on Behalf of Themselves, Their Heirs and Successors Under the Mediation of the Resident of the Persian Gulf, 1853
(This treaty gave the region the name “Trucial States”.)
We, whose seals are hereunto affixed, Sheikh Sultan bin Suggar, Chief of Rassool-Kheimah, Sheikh Saeed bin Tahnoon, Chief of Aboo Dhebbee, Sheikh Saeed bin Buyte, Chief of Debay, Sheikh Hamid bin Rashed, Chief of Ejman, Sheikh Abdoola bin Rashed, Chief of Umm-ool-Keiweyn, having experienced for a series of years the benefits and advantages resulting from a maritime truce contracted amongst ourselves under the mediation of the Resident in the Persian Gulf and renewed from time to time up to the present period, and being fully impressed, therefore, with a sense of evil consequence formerly arising, from the prosecution of our feuds at sea, whereby our subjects and dependants were prevented from carrying on the pearl fishery in security, and were exposed to interruption and molestation when passing on their lawful occasions, accordingly, we, as aforesaid have determined, for ourselves, our heirs and successors, to conclude together a lasting and inviolable peace from this time forth in perpetuity.
Taken from Britain and Saudi Arabia, 1925-1939: the Imperial Oasis, by Clive Leatherdale
