H.E. Mr. Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro, Minister of Industry and Commerce, stressed the depth of historical relations between the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United Kingdom, reflected in the rapid growth of trade between the two countries in various sectors, in addition to the cooperation agreements and MoUs signed to enhance trade relations and increase the volume of mutual investments.

This came during the participation Mr. Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro, Minister of Industry and Commerce, as a keynote speaker in the business lunch organized by the Bahrain-British Business Forum, in the presence of UK's Minister of State in the Department for Business and Trade, Lord Dominic Johnson, and British Ambassador-designate to Bahrain Mr. Alistair Long, and the Chairman of the Forum's Board of Directors Mr. Khalid Rashid Al-Zayani, and a number of officials and concerned parties.   Where they discussed a number of upcoming plans and projects.

The Minister of Industry and Commerce also reviewed the developments in UK-GCC free trade agreement, which will open broader areas of economic relations to support access to a rapidly growing market, abundant natural resources, investment opportunities, and the provision of more qualitative opportunities.