DOHA (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 12th February, 2023) Moscow and Manama are working out the possibility of holding a meeting between King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Russian President Vladimir Putin, but so far no agreement has been reached, Russian Ambassador to Bahrain Alexei Skosyrev told Sputnik.
"The possibility of holding a summit meeting is being considered, but agreements on its modalities � time and place � have not been reached yet," Skosyrev said.
The Russian ambassador added that Bahrain paid special attention to maintaining a confidential dialogue with Russia on a wide range of issues, including those related to the general principles of the world order.
"Our views are close or coincide. Bahrain for us, as we have repeatedly stressed at all levels, is an important partner in the Arab-Muslim world. Manama also pays special attention to interaction with our country," the diplomat said.
Russia highly appreciates Bahrain's balanced position on the Ukraine crisis and is very grateful to Manama for its readiness to assist the political and diplomatic process, Skosyrev told Sputnik.
In December 2021, a delegation of the upper house of the Russian parliament headed by its chairwoman Valentina Matviyenko visited Bahrain. Following the visit, Matviyenko said that Hamad was waiting for Putin's visit and also seeking to visit Moscow. The last time the leaders of the two countries met in person was in 2016 during the visit of the Bahraini king to Russia.
