Manama - Egypt Today
Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, received at the BDF’s General Headquarters the UK senior defence adviser to the Middle East, General Thomas Beckett, and his accompanying delegation.
Defence Affairs Minister, Lieutenant-General Yussef bin Ahmed Al-Jalahma, and BDF Chief of Staff, Lieutenant-General Dhiyab bin Saqr Al-Nuaimi, were also present.
The Commander-in-Chief lauded the distinguished long-standing Bahrain-UK friendship relations.
He praised the existing bilateral cooperation in various fields, particularly regarding the exchange of expertise and military collaboration.
BDF General Headquarters’ Court Director, Major-General Hassan Mohammed Sa’ad, Inspector-General Abdulla Hassan Al-Nuaimi, and Military Cooperation Director, Rear Admiral Mohammed Hashim Al-Sada, attended.
Source: Fana News