The Minister of Social Development meets his Saudi counterpart and discusses areas of cooperation and the best use of expertise

08-08-2023

His Excellency Mr. Osama bin Ahmed Khalaf Al-Asfour, Minister of Social Development, headed by a delegation that includes a number of officials in the Ministry, visited the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with the aim of enhancing areas of joint cooperation in the development and social sectors, in order to achieve the aspirations of the leadership and people of the two countries. During the visit, Minister Al-Asfoor met with the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Eng. Ahmed bin Suleiman Al-Rajhi, where they discussed ways to enhance cooperation in the areas and responsibilities undertaken by the Ministry of Social Development, as well as successful development practices to achieve more pioneering projects and ideas, in addition to Joint cooperation to ensure the integration of efforts and to enable optimal utilization of expertise and initiatives in this field. On this occasion, the Minister of Social Development affirmed that this visit constitutes a new addition to the path of enhancing joint cooperation between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and building on the strong and exceptional relations, based on the constants and visions that bring together the leaderships and peoples of the two brotherly countries, pointing out that The meeting comes within the framework of the ministry's plans and its endeavor to develop its cooperation and strategic partnerships, in addition to exchanging experiences and expertise between the two countries in the fields of its development supervision, and supporting bilateral relations to serve common interests. Within the framework of the exchange of experiences between the two sides, a number of developmental and social issues of common interest were discussed, which pushes the opening of new horizons, in addition to reviewing the progress of the most prominent initiatives and projects implemented by Saudi Arabia in the development sector, and the measures taken by the two countries in the field of partnership were also discussed. community between civil society organizations and various government agencies, in addition to the national professional standards applied in supporting NGOs.