Commander-in-Chief receives USCENTCOM Commander

Manama, May 6 (BNA): Commander-in-Chief of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa received today Commander of the US Central Command (USCENTCOM) General Joseph Votel. The meeting was attended by Defence Minister Lieutenant General Yusef bin Ahmed Al Jalahma and BDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Dhiab bin Saqr Al Nuaimi. The BDF Commander-in-Chief welcomed the USCENTCOM Commander and his accompanying delegation, lauding deep-rooted historical relations between the two friendly countries. They discussed relations of friendship and cooperation between Bahrain and the USA and ways of bolstering them mainly in the defence field. The BDF Commander-in-Chief held a lunch banquet at the Officers Club in honour of Gen. Joseph Votel and his accompanying delegation. Present at the meeting were the General Command Court Director Major General Hassan Mohammed Sa'ad, Inspector General Major General Abdullah Hassan Al Nuaimi, Military Advisor at the BDF General Command Court Major General Shaikh Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Assistant Chief of Staff for Supply and Catering Rear Admiral Yusef Ahmed Malallah and senior officers.