HRH CROWN PRINCE CONGRATULATES EMPEROR AKIHITO

HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE SALMAN BIN HAMAD AL KHALIFA, THE CROWN PRINCE AND DEPUTY SUPREME COMMANDER, TODAY SENT A CABLE OF CONGRATULATIONS TO JAPANESE EMPEROR AKIHITO MARKING HIS BIRTHDAY.

IN THE CABLE, HRH THE CROWN PRINCE WISHED THE EMPEROR GOOD HEALTH AND JAPAN FURTHER PROGRESS, HAILING THE STRONG TIES LINKING BOTH COUNTRIES.