VOL. XLIII

No. 02

10-January-2000

BAHRAIN

Bahrain And Qatar Agree Steps To End Border Dispute And Establish Full Diplomatic Relations

The Amir of Qatar, Shaikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, held talks in Manama on 28 December with the Amir of Bahrain, Shaikh Hamad bin'Isa Al Khalifa, and the two leaders held further talks in Doha on 6 January. The meetings were clearly intended to signal a new start in relations between the two Gulf neighbors after years of hostility which was caused mainly by...