H.E. Mr. Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro, Minister of Industry and Commerce, received the newly appointed French Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain Mr. Eric Giraud-Telme in his office this morning.

The Minister welcomed the ambassador, and discussed joint bilateral relations between Bahrain and France, and ways to strengthen and develop them to achieve common goals, especially in trade and economy.

For his part, the French ambassador expressed his keenness to strengthen bilateral ties to serve the best interest of both countries and their people.