MANAMA, JUNE 6 (BNA) -- IT WAS A HISTORIC CELEBRATION BY THE ARAB LEAGUE, MARKING THE BESTOWAL OF THE SCROLL OF HONOUR AWARD - THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARD OF THE HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PROGRAMME (UN HABITAT) - ON PRIME MINISTER SHAIKH KHALIFA BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA, ACCORDING TO A LEAGUE STATEMENT WHICH ALSO EXPRESSED PRIDE IN THE AWARD.
MARKING THE EVENT, ARAB LEAGUE SECRETARY-GENERAL AMR MOUSA SAID THAT THE AWARD WAS A RECOGNITION OF THE ARAB NATIONAL FIGURES WHO HAD EXERTED ALL EFFORTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBLITY FOR IMPROVING PEOPLES LIVING STANDARDS.

HE ALSO SAID THAT HIS MAJESTY KING HAMAD BIN ISA AL KHALIFAS VISION WAS MIRRORED IN THE VARIOUS PROJECTS COMPLETED IN BAHRAIN FOR A FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE KINGDOM WITHIN AN EFFICIENT POLICY TO BENEFIT THE NATION AND ITS CITIZENS.

ARAB LEAGUE CELEBRATES AWARD FOR PREMIER/ 1ST AND FINAL ADD / MOUSA SAID THAT THE AWARD CROWNED THE KINGDOMS EFFORTS TO CARRY OUT ITS COMPREHENSIVE PLANS IN ALL GOVERNORATES TO BUILD HOUSES AND MAINTAIN THE NATIONAL BAHRAINI HERITAGE IN VILLAGES, AND RANKED BAHRAIN AS THE FIRST IN UN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES BESIDES HONOURING THE PRIME MINISTER FOR HIS EFFORTS IN THE HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT FIELDS.
MOUSA SAID THE FACTS ABOUT BAHRAIN GAVE IT AN INTERNATIONAL STATURE, ADDING THAT THE ECONOMIC PROGRESS IN BAHRAIN WAS STEADY THANKS TO EXCELLENT PLANNING.
HE SAID THAT ALONG WITH THE SPEEDY PROVISION OF HOUSING IN THE KINGDOM, THERE WERE MANY COMMERCIAL AND TOURISM RESORTS WITH THE LATEST UTILITIES.
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