Ukraine has announced its decision to open an embassy in Manama (Kingdom of Bahrain). The opening of the embassy was announced during a meeting between Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga and Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani.
“As part of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Bahrain, I was pleased to hold a bilateral meeting with my colleague Dr. Abdullatif Al Zayani,” Sybiga wrote on Telegram on Tuesday.
According to him, Ukraine announced today its decision to open an embassy in Bahrain’s capital, Manama. “We also signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain. These are concrete steps toward a stronger and more structured partnership,“ Sibiga said.
He also noted that the parties ”agreed to deepen bilateral cooperation, which has gained real momentum in recent years following the Bahraini minister’s first visit to Ukraine in 2023.”
According to the Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs, the current talks focused on regional security. “Ukraine expresses solidarity with Bahrain and other GCC countries in the face of Iran’s irresponsible destabilizing actions.”
“The situation in the Strait of Hormuz requires special attention, as freedom of navigation must be guaranteed as a cornerstone of global energy security and the stability of international markets. We agreed to strengthen coordination within international organizations and expand cooperation in the areas of food security and supply stability,” Sibiga emphasized.
According to him, Ukraine is ready to offer practical solutions, in particular to share its experience in countering security threats and strengthening resilience.
The Kingdom of Bahrain has opened access to its market for Ukrainian producers of poultry meat and poultry products, the press service of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Protection (SSUFSCP) reports.
“This week, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, together with the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection, is opening a new market for Ukrainian producers in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Last week we opened a new market in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The opening of two markets in a row in different regions of the world demonstrates the systematic work aimed at supporting Ukrainian exporters,” Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said in a statement.
For his part, the head of the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumer Protection, Serhiy Tkachuk, emphasized that the opening of two markets within a short period of time is the result of hard work that lasted for months and even years.
“The safety of Ukrainian products has already been highly appreciated in many countries around the world, and we are doing everything we can to increase the number of export opportunities for Ukrainian producers every day,” he added.
The State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection drew the attention of potential exporters to the need to comply with the requirements for the import of poultry meat and poultry products to the Kingdom of Bahrain. The relevant information is available on the website of the agency in the section “Requirements of the countries of the world” – “Background information on exports of the Kingdom of Bahrain”.
The health certificate for the export of poultry meat and poultry products to the Kingdom of Bahrain is published on the official website of the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection in the section “International Cooperation” – “Veterinary and Safety” – “Certificates for Export from Ukraine”.
The President of Ukraine has signed a decree on the appointment of Dmytro Senik as Ambassador of Bahrain.
Relevant decree No. 878/2022 was published on the website of the Head of the Ukrainian State.
“To appoint Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the United Arab Emirates Senik Dmytro Yuriyovych as the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Ukraine to the Kingdom of Bahrain concurrently,” the text of the document says.
