Bahrain-British investment cooperation discussed

Manama, May25 (BNA): Industry, Commerce and Tourism Minister Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani held a phone call with British Secretary of State for International Trade Anne-Marie Trevelyan and discussed bilateral investment cooperation and new opportunities to expand partnerships that serve the two countries, strategic and development strategies. Al Zayani affirmed the role of the UK as a major global partners, stressing steadily-growing economic ties and longstanding historic relations between Bahrain and Britain. He highlighted joint strategic visions which yielded key deals, particularly the free trade agreement between the GCC member states and Britain, which represents an historic turning point in trade and investment relations. The two sides discussed ways of boosting the volume of bilateral investments. Al Zayani stressed Bahrain’s keenness on expanding cooperation across all fields, commending the role of the private sector in achieving common goals.