Follow-up minister receives Japanese ambassador

anama, Feb. 15. (BNA) – Follow-up Affairs Minister Mohammed bin Ibrahim Al Mutawa received here today the newly-appointed Japanese Ambassador to Bahrain Kiyoshi Asako. The Minister lauded the deep-rooted Bahraini-Japanese relations of friendship and cooperation, expressing hope that the bilateral ties will be consolidated at all levels in the coming period. Ambassador Kiyoshi Asako expressed sincere thanks and appreciation to the minister for the meeting, wishing Bahraini-Japanese relations further progress.