Finance Minister receives UK Ambassador

Manama, Dec. 3 (BNA): The Minister of Finance, Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, today received Simon Martin CMG, the new British Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain, extending best wishes to him. They commended the strong bonds of friendship that unite their two countries and discussed means of developing further co-operation in areas relating to finance, economy and banking. They also reviewed ongoing regional and international developments.