BTEA chief receives Japanese ambassador

Manama, May 24 (BNA): The Chief Executive Officer of the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA), Shaikh Khaled bin Humood Al Khalifa, received today the newly appointed Ambassador of Japan to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Hideki Ito. Shaikh Khaled bin Humood Al Khalifa stressed the importance of strengthening bilateral relations and further enhancing areas of cooperation between both countries across all fields, especially the tourism sector, by adopting tourism initiatives that will benefit both nations and support the national economy. Ambassador Hideki Ito expressed his gratitude for the warm welcome and affirmed his readiness to enhance the joint cooperation between the two countries in the tourism field and to further explore bilateral initiatives.