MANAMA, April 18, 2012 (BNA)
Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Dr. Essam Abdullah Fakhro expressed appreciation and respect for the brotherly relations between Bahrain and Morocco, welcoming a Moroccan delegation’s visit to the kingdom at the outset of next May.
Meeting at Bait Al Tijjar headquarters today Moroccan Ambassador to Bahrain Ahmed Rashid Khatabi , Dr. Fakhro voiced BCCI and the private sector’s keenness to meet the Moroccan delegation of around 30 high profile businessmen from various trade and industrial sectors. He expressed hope the visit will help achieve all common goals by increasing bilateral trade, setting up joint ventures and encouraging the exchange of visits between economic delegations.
Dr. Fakhro stressed BCCI desire to boost mechanisms of joint cooperation between both countries in light of the availability of various facilities and promising investment opportunities. He urged to promote the role of the private sector in this regard, pointing out the kingdom’s attractive investment climate.
The Moroccan ambassador lauded solid ties binding Bahrain and Morocco, wishing the Moroccan delegation’s prospective visit to Bahrain every success in exploring more investment opportunities.
“The Kingdom of Morocco depends in its open economy on the European countries. However, it has a tendency to increase its economic partners and activate its partnership with the Gulf countries,” he said commending Bahrain’s favourable investment climate.
The meeting was attended by BCCI Treasurer Othman Mohammed Mohammed Sheriff Al Rayes, board members Jawad Yousef Al Hawaj, Ibrahim Abd Ali Al Da’isi, Khalid Rashid Al Amin and Kadhim Isa Al Said and Chief Executive Ibrahim Ahmed Al Najawi.
