H.E. Mr. Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro Minister of Industry and Commerce affirmed the keenness of the Kingdom of Bahrain to raise levels of cooperation and exchange experiences with Japan, especially in the economic field.

This came during a meeting with Mr. Hiroaki Kitano, Chief Technology Officer of SONY, in the presence of the Minister of Sustainable Development Noor bint Ali Al-Khulaif, and a number of officials from both sides, on the sidelines of the official visit of the high-level economic delegation to Tokyo.

The Minister praised Sony's contributions to the development of many devices and fields that directly affect human lives, as a prominent international brand of technical development, stressing Bahrain's keenness to enhance cooperation and joint work with Sony and other experienced Japanese companies.​