Bahrain-US military cooperation discussed

Manama, Nov. 29 (BNA): Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) received here today, in the presence of the BDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Dhiyab bin Saqr Al-Nuaimi, the Commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, and Commander of the U.S. 5th Fleet, Vice Admiral Kevin M. Donegan. The commander-in-Chief reviewed with Vice Admiral Kevin Donegan and his accompanying delegation the Bahrain-US friendship relations, and ways to bolster bilateral cooperation in various fields, particularly regarding military coordination and defence cooperation. Issues of common interest were discussed. Director of the BDF General Command's Court, Major-General Hassan Mohammed Saad, and Director of Military Cooperation, Rear Admiral Mohammed Abdulla Al-Sada, the US Ambassador to Bahrain, William Roebuck, and the US Military Attaché to Bahrain, Colonel Steven Vincent, were present.