Youth, Sports Minister receives Moroccan Ambassador

Manama, May 14 (BNA): Youth and Sports Affairs Minister Hisham bin Mohammed Al Jowder received the Ambassador of Morocco to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Ahmed Rasheed Khattabi. The minister wished the ambassador success in bolstering the fraternal bilateral relations, stressing the solid ties and explored with him aspects of coordination and cooperation and means of further boosting and developing these relations in various fields, especially in the youth and sports arena that witnesses constant growth and development. The minister congratulated the Moroccan Ambassador on the selection of the Moroccan capital Rabat as the Capital of Arab Youth for 2016, asserting this choice has come as a result of the special expertise of Moroccan youth. For his part, the Moroccan Ambassador expressed sincere gratitude and appreciation to the minister in boosting the solid bilateral relations, citing the constant growth and development of these relations in all aspects, especially youth and sports, affirming the importance of the Kingdom of Bahrain's initiative of choosing the Arab Youth Capital, which confirms the important and effective role of youth and sports, also praising the programmes offered by Bahrain to boost the energies of Arab youth.