GENEVA, JULY 1, (BNA) -- PRIME MINISTER SHAIKH KHALIFA BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA RECEIVED AT HIS RESIDENCE IN GENEVA TODAY UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT SHAIKHA HAYA BINT RASHID AL KHALIFA WHO EXTENDED TO HIM HER DEEP-FELT CONGRATULATIONS FOR WINNING THE SPECIAL CITATION OF THE UN HABITAT SCROLL OF HONOUR AWARD.

SHAIKH KHALIFA HAILED THE ROLE PLAYED BY SHAIKHA HAYA AND THE SUCCESSES SHE MADE TO REINFORCE THE INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION OF THE KINGDOM AND ITS CITIZENS.

THE PRIME MINISTER SAID BAHRAINS DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS AND OVERALL ACHIEVEMENTS MET THE ADMIRATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, NOTING THAT THE TREMENDOUS ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE KINGDOM WERE A BY-PRODUCT OF THE LEADERSHIP-CITIZEN HARD WORK AND THE SCROLL OF HONOUR WAS BUT ONE OF THE FRUITS OF THESE EFFORTS.

THIS HONORING SHALL BE PERMANENTLY ENGRAVED IN THE MODERN HISTORY OF THE KINGDOM WHOSE CITIZENS PROVED CAPABLE OF MAKING ACHIEVEMENTS AND MAINTAINING THEM, SHAIKH KHALIFA SAID.

HE PLEDGED FURTHER STEPS ON THE PATH OF DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS AND SUCCESSES, IN ACCORDANCE TO A CLEAR VISION, TO FURTHER REINFORCE THE ADVANCED POSITION OF THE KINGDOM AT ALL LEVELS, UNVEILING BROAD AMBITIONS, BIG HOPES AND A STRONG WILL TO ATTAIN GENERAL WELFARE.

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01-JUL-2007
16:02