HRH Premier issues two edicts

Manama, June 11 (BNA): His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa today issued Edicts 39, 40 for 2015. Edict 39/ 2015 stipulates the transfer of Head of Bahrain's Diplomatic Mission to the United Kingdom, Alice Thomas Samaan, to the Foreign Ministry's Court as an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. Edict 40/ 2015 stipulates that government procurement will prioritise GCC national products, providing that the amended version of the unified rules be adopted, taking into account the international conventions ratified by the Kingdom of Bahrain.