VOL. XLIII

No. 09

28-February-2000

BAHRAIN/QATAR

Bahrain And Qatar Form Committee To Study Causeway Plan

Bahrain and Qatar have formed a joint technical committee of senior officials and experts to study issues related to the construction of a causeway between the two countries. A decision in principle to build the causeway was taken when the rulers of the two countries met in Bahrain at the end of last December and agreed to open a new chapter in relations by taking steps to end their border...