The President of the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, BACA, Sheikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa, today received the outgoing French Ambassador to Bahrain, Bernard Regnauld-Fabre.

According to the Bahrain News Agency, Sheikha Mai stressed the need for enhancing cultural cooperation between both countries especially in light of the effective French presence in the annual cultural activities in Bahrain.

She also thanked the French Ambassador for his efforts in narrowing the gap between the Bahraini and French cultures, and for his constant cooperation with BACA, which yielded a variety of cultural activities including art galleries, concerts and training workshops.