CP RECEIVES US MILITARY DELEGATION

THE CROWN PRINCE AND DEPUTY  SUPREME COMMANDER SHAIKH SALMAN BIN HAMAD AL KHALIFA  RECEIVED TODAY IN THE PRESENCE OF THE BDF CHIEF OF STAFF  SHAIKH DUAIJ BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA, US COMMANDER 8  COMBINED FORCES AIR COMPONENT COMMANDER LT. GEN. GILMARY M. HOSTAGE III WHO IS CURRENTLY VISITING BAHRAIN AS PART OF JOINT COOPERATION BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES.

SHAIKH SALMAN WAS BRIEFED BY THE VISITING US DELEGATION  WITH A COMPREHENSIVE AND DETAILED ACCOUNT ON THE HORIZONS  OF THE UPCOMING PHASE RELATED TO JOINT COOPERATION AIMED AT  PRESERVING SECURITY IN THE REGION.

MOREOVER, TOPICS WERE  DISCUSSED RELATED TO CONSTRUCTIVE AND PRACTICAL STEPS THAT  COULD BE TAKEN FOLLOWING THE TRANSLATION OF DEFENSE  ARRANGEMENTS BY THE US DECISION ON NEW DEFENSE  SUGGESTIONS. THE CROWN PRINCE EXPRESSED HIS INTEREST IN THE PRESENTATION  GIVEN BY THE US DELEGATION RELATED TO GULF SECURITY EMPHASISING ON THE IMPORTANCE OF TAKING THE NECESSARY  STEPS TO MAINTAIN SECURITY IN THE REGION AND PROTECTION OF ITS  RESOURCES.THIS HE SAID COULD BE DONE THROUGH THE  REINFORCING OF THE ABILITIES OF THE COUNTRIES WITHIN THE  FRAMEWORK OF STRATEGIC COOPERATION WITH THE US.

THE CROWN PRINCE EXPRESSED HIS INTEREST IN THE STEPS THAT  COULD BE TAKEN IN THE REGION TO FACE THE CURRENT CHALLENGES  HIGHLIGHTING WITH THAT HIS MAJESTY THE KING’S DIRECTIVES TO  SUPPORT COOPERATION AND COORDINATION WITH THE US.