[01] Greece, Bahrain sign MoU
[01] Greece, Bahrain sign MoU
Greece, Bahrain sign MoU
Greece and Bahrain on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(cooperation), during a meeting in Manama between visiting Greek
Transport Minister Michalis Liapis and Bahrain's Deputy Premier and
Transportation Minister Sheikh Ali bin Khalifa al-Khalifa.
The Memorandum seeks to increase routes and pasenger movement between
the two countries, and to further develop and expand airline
destinations and connections to Europe and the East, as well as access
to the Gulf countries and the service of intermediate movement between
the two countries.
The signing of the Memorandum comes only af few months after Greece and
Bahrain signed a Bilateral Aviation Agreement in Athens (march 23,
2006), indicating the very good relations between the two countries and
their desire for the development of air transports aimed at economic
development to the benefit of both sides.
During his visit to Manama, Liapis also met with prime minister Sheikh
Khalifa bin Salmal al-Khalifa, Armed forces chief and heir Sheikh
Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa.