(Manama) – Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, received at the BDF’s General Command the Commander of the United States Central Command General Joseph Votel and his accompanying delegation, in the presence of Minister of Defense Affairs Lieutenant-General Yussef bin Ahmed Al-Jalahma.
The commander-in-chief reviewed with General Joseph Votel the friendly Bahrain-US relations and ways to bolster them in various fields, especially regarding military coordination and defence cooperation, as well as issues of mutual concern.
Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa hosted a luncheon in honour of General Joseph Votel and his accompanying delegation at the BDF Officers’ Club.
Director of the BDF General Command’s Court, Major-General Hassan Mohammed Saad, Inspector-General, Major-General Abdulla Hassan Al-Nuaimi, , Assistant Chief of Staff for Supply and Catering, Rear Admiral Yussef Ahmed Malallah, and Director of Military Cooperation Rear Admiral Mohammed Abdulla Al-Sada, and Royal Bahrain Naval Force Commander, Rear Admiral Shaikh Khalifa bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, were present.
