CP PRAISES BAHRAIN-JAPAN TIES

THE CROWN PRINCE AND CHAIRMAN OF THE  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD (EDB) SHAIKH SALMAN BIN HAMAD AL  KHALIFA EXPRESSED TODAY BAHRAIN’S ASPIRATION TOWARDS FURTHER  PARTNERSHIP AND COOPERATION WITH ITS JAPANESE COUNTERPART DUE TO THE  OUTSTANDING RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES AND THE ECONOMIC CONSTITUENTS WHICH JAPAN ENJOYS FORM A STRONG BASE FOR PROJECTS AND JOINT INVESTMENTS.

THE CROWN PRINCE ALSO INDICATED THAT THE KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN UNDER  THE LEADERSHIP OF HIS MAJESTY KING HAMAD BIN ISA AL KHALIFA WAS  KEEN TOWARDS FURTHER DEVELOPING ECONOMIC RELATION WITH THE DIFFERENT  INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC FORCES AND TO BENEFIT FROM THEIR EXPERTISE IN  THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS AND COMPREHENSIVE GROWTH WITNESSED BY  THE KINGDOM.

SHAIKH SALMAN DURING HIS MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE  JAPAN BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION (JBIC) HIROSHI WATANABE  INDICATED THAT HIS VISIT TO JAPAN END OF LAST YEAR HAD CONTRIBUTED IN  STRENGTHENING ECONOMIC RELATIONS BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES AND  RESULTED IN THE SIGNING OF A NUMBER OF AGREEMENTS FORMING  CONSTRUCTIVE TIES WITH THE ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS SECOTR IN BOTH  COUNTRIES.

HE ALSO PRAISED THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE JAPANESE BANK IN  SUPPORTING A NUMBER OF PROJECTS AND IMPORTANT INVESTMENTS IN THE  REGION WITHIN THE LAST THREE YEARS.

MEANWHILE, DURING THE MEETING BOTH SIDES REVIEWED THE LATEST  INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS ON THE ECONOMIC LEVEL AND MEANS OF  MANAGING THE CURRENT GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS.

FOR HIS PART WATANABE AFFIRMED THE INTEREST OF JAPANESE COMPANIES  IN CONDUCTING BUSINESS AND INVESTING IN BAHRAIN BEING AN IMPORTANT  FINANCIAL CENTRE IN THE REGION HAVING SEVERAL OUTSTANDING AND  ATTRACTIVE CHARACTERISTICS.