Interior Minister receives Japanese Ambassador

Manama, Feb. 17 -- (BNA): Interior Minister Lt-General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, and in the presence of Public Security Chief General Tariq Hassan Al Hassan, on Tuesday received the Ambassador of Japan to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Kiyoshi Asako. Welcoming the newly-appointed Japanese Ambassador and wishing him success in the duties of his new assignment, the Minister lauded the amicable bilateral relations and the level of coordination and cooperation, particularly in security fields.