Political Affairs Undersecretary leads Bahrain's delegation to 6th political consultations with Japan

Tokyo, Sept. 13 (BNA): The sixth round of political consultations between the Kingdom of Bahrain and Japan was held under the chairmanship of the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs, Dr. Shaikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, and the Assistant Foreign Minister and Director-General for Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Nagaoka Kansuke, at the Ministry’s headquarters here. During the meeting, the Undersecretary commended the longstanding relations between Bahrain and Japan, and the progress they are witnessing in various fields, in order to activate the memorandum of understanding on political consultations signed on the sidelines of the visit of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, to Tokyo on April 11, 2012. The two sides noted the tangible progress in bilateral cooperation in conjunction with the golden jubilee of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two friendly countries, and activating more than 17 signed agreements and memoranda of understanding in various fields, in addition to coordinating diplomatic positions to support regional and global peace and security efforts. The two sides discussed means to enhance economic cooperation and encourage bilateral trade.