Kurdistan Region extends condolences to Bahrain on prime minister's death

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Senior Kurdistan Region officials sent messages of compassion on Wednesday to Bahrain on the death of the Gulf nation's longtime prime minister, Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa.

“I offer my condolences to the King and people of Bahrain on the death of HRH Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa,” read a tweet by Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani.

He added, “Prince Khalifa was a respected and experienced regional figure.”

I offer my condolences to the King and people of Bahrain on the death of HRH Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa. Prince Khalifa was a respected and experienced regional figure -mb.

— Masrour Barzani پابەندین# (@masrour_barzani) November 11, 2020

The Royal Court in Bahrain announced in a statement earlier that day that 85-year-old Khalifa had passed away at the Mayo Clinic in the United States, where he was being treated.

Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa declared a week-long period of national mourning, as well as orders that flags remain at half-mast and government offices closed for three days.

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani sent his own message of condolence “to King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain, the royal family, and the Bahraini people on the occasion of the departure of Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the Bahraini Prime Minister, wishing God to include the deceased with mercy.”

Editing by John J. Catherine