Al Amn Magazine # 160

7 FEBRUARY 2023 the Royal directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. He said these had reinforced the presence of Bahrain’s diplomacy in the Gulf region, the Arab world and internationally. He noted the values of Bahraini foreign policy were derived from the Bahraini identity while keeping abreast of regional developments and events and dealing with them with flexibility, wisdom, rationality and a close future outlook. He hailed the role of the wise government led by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa to embody the realistic implementation of foreign relations based on sound judgment and taking political stances consistent with developments and changes in the world. His Excellency congratulated the heads of diplomatic missions, hailing the role of Bahraini diplomacy and its national and Arabism approaches that reinforced tolerance and peace values. He valued the diplomatic initiative of the Foreign Minister to hold this meeting, which represents a valuable opportunity to unify diplomatic concepts and responsibilities, to assume the responsibility of foreign diplomatic leadership. He explained that despite the development of modern communications, and the direct interaction between the concerned authorities, official cooperation remains to be through the diplomatic mission, pointing out that the essential standard duty that all should work together to achieve is to help citizens abroad.  The Foreign Minister thanked and appreciated the Interior Ministry for organising the meeting with heads of diplomaticmissions to inform them about the Interior Ministry’s security programmes and initiatives as part of efforts to protect security and stability. He assertedthat themeetingwas an opportunity to inform them of the ministry’s role in reinforcing community security. During the meeting, the Chief of Public Security, Lt. General Tariq Al Hassan, briefed the attendees on the programmes and services of the Interior Ministry, including the development and modernisation programmes to enhance performance. Interior Ministry Undersecretary for Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs(NPRA), Shaikh Hisham bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa briefed the meeting on the NPRA services and efforts to enhance competency through the use of modern technology, competitive