Health Minister Faeqa Al Saleh today received Ambassador of the Russian Federation Republic to Bahrain, Vagif Garaev.

The minister praised the advanced cooperation ties in various fields, noting the ambassador’s efforts in boosting these ties throughout his diplomatic term, wishing him success.

The ambassador expressed his gratitude and appreciation to Bahrain’s government and people, lauding the advanced Bahrain-Russia ties at all levels, including the provision of specialized training for Bahraini physicians at Russian universities, cooperation with the Ministry of Health (MoH)’s Fly-in Doctors’ Programme to examine patients and implement rare surgical procedures locally. He lauded the Kingdom’s progress in all fields, including the health sector, wishing Bahrain further progress and prosperity.