On October 28, at the initiative of the Bahraini side, there was a telephone conversation between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S.V. Lavrov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain Abdellatif al-Ziani. As a continuation of the ninth ministerial meeting in the format of the strategic dialogue of the Russia-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Manama on October 18, a "check-in" was held on the situation in the region. The importance of continuing international efforts to find ways to escalate tensions and an early renewal of the negotiation process between the United States and Iran based on the Islamabad Memorandum signed on June 17 was emphasized. The need to maintain stable, uninterrupted and safe navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, which is of critical importance to the global economy, was emphasized. Several issues of further strengthening the traditionally friendly Russia-Bahrain relations were discussed. Mutual interest in continuing close foreign policy coordination at the UN, as well as at other international platforms, was confirmed.

On October 28, at the initiative of the Bahraini side, there was a telephone conversation between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation S.V. Lavrov and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain Abdellatif al-Ziani. As a continuation of the ninth ministerial meeting in the format of the strategic dialogue of the Russia-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Manama on October 18, a "check-in" was held on the situation in the region. The importance of continuing international efforts to find ways to escalate tensions and an early renewal of the negotiation process between the United States and Iran based on the Islamabad Memorandum signed on June 17 was emphasized. The need to maintain stable, uninterrupted and safe navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, which is of critical importance to the global economy, was emphasized. Several issues of further strengthening the traditionally friendly Russia-Bahrain relations were discussed. Mutual interest in continuing close foreign policy coordination at the UN, as well as at other international platforms, was confirmed.