On November 17, 2023, Special Envoy of the Chinese Government on the Middle East Issue Zhai Jun met with Bahraini Undersecretary for Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa during his attendance at the 19th IISS Manama Dialogue in Bahrain. The two sides had an exchange of views on bilateral relations and the Palestine-Israel conflict.

Zhai Jun said that China and Bahrain have deep traditional friendship and that China is ready to work with the Bahraini side to implement the important common understandings reached by leaders of the two countries and promote new positive progress in relations between the two countries. The continued escalation of the Palestine-Israel conflict proves once again that the Palestinian question cannot be ignored or forgotten by the international community. Recently, the UN Security Council adopted its first resolution since the outbreak of the new round of the Palestine-Israel conflict. As the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council for this month, China voted in favor of the resolution. The international community should act swiftly to build consensus and push the Palestinian question back onto the right track of the two-state solution. China stands ready to maintain communication and coordination with Arab countries, including Bahrain, and make due efforts to promote the early realization of peace and stability in the region.

Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa highly appreciated the friendly relations between Bahrain and China and said that Bahrain is willing to continue to deepen cooperation in various fields with China and increase visits and exchanges at all levels. The Bahraini side thanked China for supporting the just cause of the Arab countries, and appreciated China's efforts to promote the adoption by the Security Council of the relevant resolution on the Palestine-Israel conflict and cool down the situation in Gaza. Bahrain is ready to maintain close communication and coordination with China to jointly promote an early end to the conflict and the realization of lasting peace in the region.