HRH CROWN PRINCE RECEIVES LORD DIGBY JONES

BAHRAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR IS ONE OF THE MAIN PILLARS OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY WHICH RECENTLY  HAS SUCCESSFULLY OPENED UP NEW BROAD HORIZONS FOR DEVELOPMENT, HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS CROWN PRINCE  SALMAN BIN HAMAD AL KHALIFA SAID AS HE RECEIVED AT RIFFA PALACE TODAY  BRITISH LORD DIGBY JONES IN THE PRESENCE OF THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO BAHRAIN.

 HRH THE CROWN PRINCE PRAISED THE SECTOR’S KEY ROLE  IN CREATING NEW JOB  OPPORTUNITIES AND BOOSTING THE NATIONAL INCOME LAUDING THE KINGDOM’S  SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT OF THE SECTOR WITHIN THE  FRAMEWORK OF FAIR  COMPETITIVENESS.

HE ALSO REVIEWED A NUMBER OF KEY ISSUES LIKE  INVESTING IN EDUCATION TO ENHANCE THE POTENTIALS OF THE KINGDOM’S HUMAN  RESOURCES. LORD JONES COMMENDED BAHRAIN’S F1 INITIATIVE WHICH,  HE SAID, HAS FURTHER  BOOSTED THE KINGDOM’S INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION. HE ALSO PRAISED BAHRAIN’S QUALITATIVE PROGRESS IN EDUCATION, TRAINING AND REHABILITATION OF THE NATIONAL  WORKFORCE WHICH HAS GIVEN IT A LEADING ROLE IN  REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

PRESENT AT THE MEETING WERE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD SHAIKH MOHAMMED BIN ISA AL KHALIFA AND CROWN PRINCE COURT’S HEAD  SHAIKH KHALIFA BIN DUAIJ AL KHALIFA.