HRH Premier thanked by former Japanese Prime Minister

Manama, Sept. 20 (BNA): His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa received a cable of thanks and appreciation from former Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe. Shinzo Abe expressed sincere thanks to HRH the Premier for cooperation and hospitality he received from him and the Bahraini government throughout his tenure, valuing highly the meeting he had with HRH the Prime Minister during his visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain in August 2013. He said that the visit, the first to be paid by a Japanese Prime Minister to the Kingdom of Bahrain, will remain carved in his memory. He commended the efforts made by HRH the Premier to boost growth in Bahrain and foster regional and international stability. He wished HRH the Prime Minister abundant health and every success and more growth and prosperity to Bahrain. The former Japanese Prime Minister stressed confidence in further development of bilateral relations, pledging to exert more efforts to further bolster relations between the two friendly countries. He asserted that he did his best as Prime Minister to promote international values like peace, prosperity, freedom, democracy, human rights and the rule of law.