HRH Crown Prince meets UK government delegation

Manama, Oct. 27 (BNA): His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, today met a UK delegation led by the Minister of State for the Middle East, the Rt Hon Alistair Burt MP, and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence People and Veterans, the Rt Hon Tobias Ellwood MP, on the sidelines of the 14th Manama Dialogue security conference. HRH the Crown Prince emphasised the strength of the bilateral relationship, noting that defence and security cooperation represents a cornerstone of Bahrain-UK ties and that Bahrain has been, and will always be a close partner of the United Kingdom HRH the Crown Prince stressed that Bahrain-UK collaboration plays a crucial role in supporting regional security efforts and combatting terrorism and extremism on the global level ·HRH the Crown Prince welcomed the size of the UK’s delegation to the Manama Dialogue, noting that this clearly demonstrates the UK’s commitment to maintaining high levels of engagement with Bahrain on issues of shared importance HRH the Crown Prince concluded by reaffirming the strong and enduring strategic partnership, which is based on a shared commitment to supporting development and prosperity in both countries His Highness Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa also attended the meeting