HM King heads to Turkey on official visit

Manama, Aug. 25 (BNA): His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa has left Bahrain heading to Turkey on an official visit at the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. His Majesty will hold talks with the Turkish president focusing on the historic bilateral ties and means to develop cooperation in all fields, in addition to the discussion of current and the latest regional and international developments. His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister was at the forefront of the officials who saw off His Majesty the King. His Majesty the King was accompanied with an official delegation comprising Deputy Premier HH Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa; HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa the representative of HM the King for Charity Works and Youth Affairs and Chairman of the Supreme Council of Youth and Sports; Royal Court Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa; Shaikh Hamad bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa; Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa; Royal Court Follow-up Minister Shaikh Ahmed bin Attiyatallah Al Khalifa; Advisor of HM the King for Media Affairs Nabeel bin Yaqoub Al Hamer; Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Zayed bin Rashid Alzayani; Information Affairs Minister Mohammed bin Ali Al-Rumaihi; Head of Royal Protocols Major-General Khalifa bin Ahmed Al-Fadhala; the King's Personal Secretary Hamad bin Ali Al-Kaabi; Deputy Interior Minister Lt-General Adel bin Khalifa Al-Fadhel; National Security Agency President Shaikh Talal bin Mohammed Al Khalifa; Head of Royal Follow-up Affairs Major-General Mohammed bin Bahussain Al-Massallam; the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to Republic of Turkey Dr. Ebrahim Yousef Abdullah; and, Lahoum Faisal bin Shuraim,