HIS Majesty King Hamad has stressed the importance of solving conflicts by diplomatic means.
He also reviewed Bahrain’s historic relations with Russia during a telephone call yesterday with President Vladimir Putin.
Discussions focused on the importance of a diplomatic solution to settle differences between countries through dialogue and peaceful means to avoid further escalation.
Discussing developments in Ukraine, both leaders emphasised the importance of concerted international efforts to ensure permanent and comprehensive peace and guarantee the interests of all parties and their national security.
The King underlined the importance to take into consideration providing humanitarian aid and services to civilians in Ukraine and the need for all countries to assume their duty of funding the humanitarian operations announced by the United Nations according to the principles of human solidarity.