H.E. Mr. Zayed R. Alzayani, Minister of Industry and Commerce, stressed the strength and depth of Bahraini-American relations on various levels to serve the interests of both countries and their citizens.

This came during a meeting between H.E. Mr. Zayed R. Alzayani, Minister of Industry and Commerce and the US Ambassador to Bahrain Steven C Bondy. Where the Minister noted the Kingdom of Bahrain's keenness to raise the levels of cooperation between Bahrain and the US, which resulted in signing the FTA, which strengthened and widened the scope of economic and commercial relations.

During the meeting, a number of topics of common interest were discussed, as the Minister affirmed that the government of Bahrain always seeks to strengthen its global economic relations, especially those tied to the kingdom with bilateral agreements and treaties, stressing in the same context the great role played by the private sector in both countries to benefit from the of the FTA, expanding the base of cooperation between them in all fields.