ROME — Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al-Zayani met on Sunday with his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid, on the sidelines of the meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat Daesh (the so-called IS) in Italy.

Al-Zayani congratulated Yair Lapid on assuming the position of Israel's foreign minister.

Al-Zayani underlined aspects of joint cooperation and ways to develop bilateral ties to meet common aspirations within the framework of the Declaration of Support for Peace signed between the two countries.

He stressed the importance of supporting efforts aimed at achieving peace in the region and fulfilling the aspirations of its people for security, stability, in addition to holding talks in order to solve the Palestinian issue in accordance with the two-state solution and the international resolutions.

The Israeli minister stressed the importance of further developing bilateral relations in the benefit of both countries and people, affirming his country’s keenness to develop joint cooperation with Bahrain across various fields.

The two sides discussed the political and security developments in the region, in addition to issues of common interest at the regional and international levels, including the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, and efforts being made to de-escalate and maintain the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. — Bahrain News Agency