Ambassador to Tokyo participates in Japan-Bahrain Parliamentary Friendship Committee meeting

Tokyo, May 18 (BNA): Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to Japan, Ahmed Mohammed Al-Doseri, participated in the first general meeting of the new session of the Japan-Bahrain Parliamentary Friendship Committee, which was held at the Japanese House of Representatives. The meeting was held in the presence of the Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Nagaoka Kansuke, and the President and members of the Committee. During the meeting, the Ambassador praised the efforts of the Committee in promoting cooperation and friendship relations between the two countries, especially in the parliamentary field, and its importance in activating cooperation agreements, bilateral memoranda of understanding, investment and cultural projects, and exchanging experiences in the fields of education, training, health, digital transformation and space sciences, which reflects the depth of the close ties between the two countries, since the first shipment of oil from Bahrain and the Arab region to Japan in 1934. He affirmed Bahrain's interest in promoting political and parliamentary cooperation and coordination with Japan, coinciding with the celebration of the golden jubilee of the establishment of diplomatic relations, and the common interest in establishing a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East. He highlighted the convergence of the two countries’ visions on many regional and international issues, and their common ground in the framework of economic openness and the promotion of tolerance and dialogue among civilizations, expressing hope that cooperation between the parliamentary friendship committees in both countries will continue. The Japanese Assistant Foreign Minister reviewed the process of cooperation and the strong diplomatic relations between the two countries, and the progress they are witnessing in various fields, citing the launch of the first joint Bahraini-Emirati satellite "Daw'a 1" last February in cooperation with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The new President of the Japan-Bahrain Parliamentary Friendship Committee, Tanaka Kazunori, expressed his keenness to assure that the role of the Committee continues in developing parliamentary cooperation and friendship relations for the benefit of both countries and people, praising the efforts of the former President of the Committee, and expressing his wishes for further development for the two friendly countries.