His Excellency Mr. Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro, Minister of Industry and Commerce, affirmed that the United Kingdom is an important strategic partner to the Kingdom of Bahrain, stressing the necessity of enhancing joint cooperation in the fields of trade and investment through commercial exchange to achieve cooperation in developing competitive capabilities and trade and investment relations in multiple fields.

This came during a meeting between the Minister of Industry and Commerce, with UK's Minister of State in the Department for Business and Trade, Lord Dominic Johnson this morning, in the presence of the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Ms. Eman Ahmed Al-Doseri, and a number of senior officials from both sides.

The meeting discussed a number of issues of common interest and ways to develop and increase the volume of bilateral investments. The Minister stressed the Kingdom of Bahrain's keenness to enhance aspects of bilateral cooperation with the UK in all fields, pointing out the role the private sector in both countries can play, which contributes significantly to achieving common goals.

For his part, Lord Johnson praised the Kingdom's role as an important economic center in the region, expressing his desire to enhance bilateral cooperation between the two friendly countries and develop trade and economic relations in various fields​