After the UAE and Jordan, Bahrain announces the opening of a consulate in Laayoune

The Kingdom of Bahrain will open a consulate general in the city of Laayoune. King Hamad Ben Issa Al Khalifa announced the decision in a phone call with King Mohammed VI.

«HM King Hamad Ben Issa Al Khalifa informed HM the King of the decision of the Kingdom of Bahrain to open a consulate general in the Moroccan city of Laayoune, a decision which will be the subject of coordination between the ministries of Foreign affairs of the two countries», read statement by the royal cabinet.

During the same phone call, the King of Bahrain welcomed «the decisions ordered by HM King Mohammed VI, may God assist him, in the region of Guerguarate in the Moroccan Sahara, and which led to a decisive and effective intervention to preserve peace and stability in this part of Moroccan territory, and to ensure a normal and secure flow of people and goods between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania».

For the record, in March 2009 Rabat broke off diplomatic relations with Tehran to defend Bahrain's territorial sovereignty, then threatened by the Iranian regime.

On November 4, the United Arab Emirates inaugurated a Consulate General in Laayoune.