Manama, Rabi'I 17, 1440, November 25, 2018, SPA -- His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Defense held talks, at Sakhir Air Base in the Bahrain, with King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain, in the presence of Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister of Bahrain; Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister; and HRH Crown Prince's accompanying delegation. At the beginning of the meeting, the King welcomed the visit of HRH the Crown Prince to the Kingdom of Bahrain, expressing his happiness on this visit and the distinguished deep-rooted historical relations between the two countries and peoples. HRH the Crown Prince expressed his thanks to the King of Bahrain for the warm reception and gracious hospitality. King of Bahrain awarded "Shaikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa Medal of Excellence" to HRH the Crown Prince for his efforts in supporting and strengthening Saudi-Bahraini relations. During the meeting, they reviewed aspects of cooperation between the two countries and was of developing them in all fields, and discussed the current developments in the regional and international arenas and the efforts exerted towards them. Then, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa held a dinner banquet in honor of HRH the Crown Prince. --SPA 22:46 LOCAL TIME 19:46 GMT 0035 www.spa.gov.sa/w793788