Manama, Field Marshal Shaikh Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), received Robert Karem, National Security Advisor for Mitch McConnell, Senate Republican Leader in the United States Senate. Lieutenant General Abdullah bin Hassan Al Nuaimi, Minister of Defence Affairs, was present. The Commander-in-Chief commended Bahrain-US relations and the ongoing cooperation between the two countries in various domains, specifically in exchanging military and defence expertise. Source: Bahrain News Agency