Bahrain seeks to boost bilateral cooperation with Sri Lanka

13 Jan, 2016

Bahrain is keen to boost the bilateral cooperation with Sri Lanka, the?Bahrain News Agency reported.

The Health Minister of Bahrain Faeqa bint Saeed Al Saleh has expressed this view when she received the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom of Bahrain, A S U Mendis.

The minister welcomed the recently-appointed ambassador, praising the advanced level of bilateral relations between Bahrain and Sri Lanka and wishing him success in further developing and?consolidating the friendship and cooperation ties between the two countries and peoples.

She expressed the intention to boost the bilateral cooperation through the exchange of Sri Lankan medical expertise and field visits by consultant physicians specialized in micro medical disciplines.

The ambassador commended the historic bilateral ties, expressing desire to extend new horizons of fruitful cooperation in the health sector between both sides. (Colombo Gazette)

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