Commander-in-Chief receives US Fifth Fleet Commander

Manama, Jan. 3 (BNA): BDF Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received Admiral Charles Bradford Cooper, Commander of United States Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) and Commander of United States Fifth Fleet (C5F). Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Theyab bin Saqr Al Nuaimi was present. The meeting discussed issues of common interest. The commander-in-chief praised the Bahraini-American relations and the development witnessed by both countries at all levels, especially in the military field.