Bahraini-French military cooperation welcomed

Manama, Dec 29 (BNA): Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Commander-in-Chief Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa today received Commanding Officer of French naval Task force TF473, Rear Admiral Rene-Jean Crignola. BDF Commander-in-Chief praised the friendship and cooperation relations, mainly in military field between Bahrain and France. The meeting was also attended by BDF General Command Acting Director Maj-Gen Hassan Mohamed Saad; Inspector General Maj-Gen. Abdullah Hassan Al-Nuaimi; Royal Bahraini Air Force Commander Air vice-marshal Shaikh Hamad bin Abdullah Al Khalifa and French Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain Bernard Renault-Fabre.