July 5, 2007 Finance Minister Received Japanese Senior Vice Minister of Finance

MANAMA– Finance Minister Shaikh Ahmed Bin Mohammed Al Khalifa received here on Thursday Japanese Senior Vice Minister of Finance Kazunori Tanaka and his accompanying delegation.

They discussed the strong relations bonding Bahrain and Japan and means of developing mainly in financial, economic and investment fields. They both asserted the importance of the free trade zone being [...]

May 3, 2007 Foreign Minister attended the meeting of the International Compact with Iraq.

Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa took part in the first meeting of the International Compact with Iraq being held in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el Sheikh. At the conference Shaikh Khalid asserted the continuity of aid to Iraq to help it recover, attain its national objectives and regain its position in regional and international arenas.

He also welcomed the compact’s international commitments aimed at attaining security and stability in Iraq.

He also met Japanese Prime Minister’s adviser on national security Yuriko Koike.

(Source: Gulf Daily News)