Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, received at the BDF General Headquarters today the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee in Pakistan, General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, and his accompanying delegation, currently on a visit to the kingdom to take part in the 13th IISS Manama Dialogue.

Defence Affairs Minister, Lieutenant-General Yussef bin Ahmed Al Jalahma, and Chief of Staff, Lieutenant-General Dhiyab bin Saqr Al-Nuaimi, were also present.

The commander-in-chief lauded the depth of the Bahraini-Pakistan relations, praising the advanced level of those ties in various fields, especially regarding military cooperation.