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Sun, 03/29/2015 - 13:07
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CISM's President meets Italian officials

Rome, Mar. 29 -- (BNA): The International Military Sports Council (CISM)'s President, Colonel Abdul-Hakeem Al-Shenou, visited Italy to meet with Italian military commanders and officials. During his visit, Al-Shenou met several Italian military commanders and officials and discussed means of boosting cooperation and development of military sports. Italian Chief-of-Staff Lt-General Luigi Benelli expressed his delight at Bahrain's - represented by a young commander - presiding over the important international organisations of this size which is unprecedented in the history of the CISM, expressing his country's support to the CISM's efforts in spreading peace and rapprochement between peoples and providing all means for success, praising the amicable relations between Bahrain and Italy. He said these relations must reflect in visits between officials in both countries to achieve mutual goals in preparation for cooperation agreements, expressing strong wish to visit the officials in the Kingdom of Bahrain in the near future. The CISM's President welcomed the good sentiments expressed by the Italian Chief-of-Staff towards the Kingdom of Bahrain. The two sides exchanged commemorative shields. The Italian Olympic Committee (IOC)'s Chairman welcomed the visit of CISM's President to Italy, expressing his pride and appreciation of the huge role undertaken by the CISM and persistent efforts aimed to embody the values and principles embraced by the Olympic sports movement all over the world. Al-Shenou expressed his intention to support Italy's hosting the 2024 Olympiad which nowadays preoccupies the minds of many Italian officials and the Italian people. The CISM's President also met several sports officials, including the VP of the International Shooting Confederation's President, Italian Federation's President, Italian Olympic Committee's President for Persons with Special Needs and exchanged with them on various aspects and issues and affairs pertaining to international sports.

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