Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa (Crown Prince & PM of Bahrain) — Bahrain's statement at the inaugural GCC–ASEAN–China Summit, Kuala Lumpur, 27 May 2025 (his official website): positioning Bahrain in a Gulf–Asia multilateral partnership built on trade, maritime security, and "the values of dialogue, tolerance, and peaceful coexistence." [Second doc — distinct multilateral-partnership / coexistence axis, vs his Gaza-war doc.]

Through deeper partnership, we can advance even further—by securing vital maritime routes and trade corridors, combating terrorism and extremism, preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and fostering the values of dialogue, tolerance, and peaceful coexistence among our nations and cultures.

This gathering marks a defining moment—one that affirms our shared commitment to dialogue, cooperation, and the pursuit of a more peaceful, stable, and prosperous world.

[SECOND DOCUMENT for Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, covering a DISTINCT axis (Gulf–Asia multilateral partnership & Bahrain's dialogue/tolerance/coexistence soft-power agenda) from his existing Manama Dialogue (2023) remarks on the Gaza war. Source: his official website (crownprince.bh), the full text of Bahrain's statement (delivered on behalf of the King) at the inaugural GCC–ASEAN–China Summit, Kuala Lumpur, 27 May 2025; tier-1 (the actor's own official channel); confirmed verbatim against the fetched page (em-dash glyphs preserved). NOTE: the /news/ summary pages on the same site are third-person paraphrase; this /speech/ page carries his full verbatim statement.] Declared positions of Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa — Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Bahrain and the architect of its economic-modernization (Vision 2030) agenda. In Bahrain's statement to the first GCC–ASEAN–China Summit, he positions the small Gulf kingdom as a hub of MULTILATERAL PARTNERSHIP and inter-civilizational dialogue: "Through deeper partnership, we can advance even further—by securing vital maritime routes and trade corridors, combating terrorism and extremism, preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and fostering the values of dialogue, tolerance, and peaceful coexistence among our nations and cultures," affirming a "shared commitment to dialogue, cooperation, and the pursuit of a more peaceful, stable, and prosperous world" and "sustainable development that serves humanity at large." This reflects Bahrain's signature TOLERANCE / COEXISTENCE / OPEN-TRADE soft-power identity (its inter-faith outreach, including hosting the Pope) and its East-and-West-balancing diplomacy — distinct from his existing document on the Gaza war and regional security. [Axes: foreign-policy (multilateralism; Gulf–Asia / GCC–ASEAN–China partnership; balancing East and West; open trade and maritime security), religion-society / values (dialogue, tolerance and peaceful coexistence; inter-civilizational / inter-faith outreach as state branding), economy (open trade corridors; sustainable development; investment and connectivity), security (counter-terrorism; non-proliferation; freedom of navigation).]