HRH Crown Prince meets British military delegation

Manama, Apr. 22. (BNA) -- His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, met at the Riffa Palace today the United Kingdom’s Minister of State for the Armed Forces Mr Mark Francois, and his accompanying delegation. His Royal Highness highlighted the strong bilateral relations, and emphasised Bahrain’s commitment to strengthening security and defence cooperation and coordination with the United Kingdom. Mr. Francois expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to meet HRH the Crown Prince and reiterated the UK’s commitment to further developing ties with Bahrain. The meeting was attended by His Highness Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, son of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and the Minister of State for Defence Affairs Lt. General Doctor Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa. W H Q