VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, September 3 (Sputnik) – Bahrain, whose King King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa had previously visited Russia, officially invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit the country and is awaiting a response to the invitation and the visit of the Russian leader, Bahraini Ambassador to Moscow Ahmed Alsaati told Sputnik on Tuesday.
In May, the King of Bahrain paid an official visit to Russia and held talks with the Russian president.
“There was a fruitful meeting with the President of the Russian Federation, and our government has just sent an invitation to Mr. President of Russia Vladimir Putin, and we expect his response and visit to our country,” the ambassador said on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF).
The 2024 Eastern Economic Forum is held from September 3-6 at the campus of the Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok. Sputnik is the general information partner of the forum.