Commander-in-chief receives CTF-151 commander

Manama, Aug. 25 (BNA): Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received here today the Japanese Ambassador to Bahrain Kiyoshi Asako, who introduced to him the outgoing Commander of the Combined Task Force (CTF-151) Rear Admiral Hiroshi Ito. The commander-in-chief affirmed the importance of continuous communication and coordination with Japan, lauding the steady growth of the friendship relations bonding Bahrain and Japan and their peoples in all fields, especially the military one. He wished Rear Admiral Hiroshi Ito every success in his future assignments.