MANAMA, NOV. 16, (BNA) HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRIME MINISTER PRINCE KHALIFA BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA RECEIVED AT HIS COURT TODAY HRH CROWN PRINCE SALMAN BIN HAMAD AL KHALIFA, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD (EDB) CHAIRMAN.
BOTH LEADERS LAUDED THE CONTINUOUS ROYAL INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE THE KINGDOM'S ECONOMIC CONDITION AND BENEFIT CITIZENS FROM ITS DIVIDENDS. THEY ALSO LAUDED HIS MAJESTY KING HAMAD'S CONTINUOUS SUPPORT TO THE GOVERNMENT IN ITS BID TO IMPROVE CITIZENS' LIVING CONDITIONS AND CATER TO THEIR NEEDS. HRH THE PREMIER AND HRH THE CROWN PRINCE REVIEWED THE ECONOMIC CONDITION IN BAHRAIN STRESSING THE KINGDOM AS THE BEST INVESTMENT DESTINATION. THEY ALSO HAILED THE GOVERNMENT'S CONTINUOUS EFFORTS TO BRING ABOUT FURTHER SUCCESS BY ADOPTING NEW IDEAS AND ENSURING GOOD MANAGEMENT OF NEW SECTORS SO AS TO ENSURE CONTINUITY OF THE FAST-PACED ECONOMIC PROGRESS. THE GOVERNMENT IS GOING AHEAD WITH ITS EFFORTS TO FURTHER ENHANCE BAHRAIN'S COMPETITIVENESS BASED ON QUALITY, KNOWLEDGE AND SPEED WHICH ARE AT THE CENTRE OF A STRONG DEVELOPMENT MARCH, THEY POINTED OUT. THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE ADOPTING NEW INITIATIVES AND WORKING OUT SOLUTIONS TO ENSURE THAT DEVELOPMENT REACHES ALL SECTORS, THE TWO LEADERS ADDED STRESSING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MEDIA IN HIGHLIGHTING VARIOUS FACILITIES PROVIDED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND PROMOTING BAHRAIN WORLDWIDE IN ORDER TO ATTRACT INVESTMENTS. BOTH LEADERS COMMENDED THE EFFORTS BEING EXERTED TO FURTHER BOOST THE KINGDOM'S STATUS IN THE EXHIBITION INDUSTRY LAUDING THE IMPORTANCE OF BAHRAIN INTERNATIONAL AVIATION EXPO, WHICH WILL BE HELD NEXT JANUARY, IN WORKING OUT A NEW CONCEPT AND PROMOTING BAHRAIN'S INTERNATIONAL STATUS IN THIS FIELD. AOQ 16-NOV-2009 22:40