Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivan Kondov held a working meeting with Dr. Muneera, Al-Khalifa, Director General of the Mohamed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa Academy for Diplomatic Studies of the Kingdom of Bahrain
29 November 2024 News
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivan Kondov held a working meeting with Dr. Muneera Al-Khalifa, Director General of the Mohammed bin Mubarak Al-Khalifa Academy for Diplomatic Studies of the Kingdom of Bahrain, in the framework of her visit to Bulgaria at the invitation of the Diplomatic Institute under the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria.
The focus of the talks was on the opportunities for intensifying bilateral relations between Bulgaria and Bahrain in the context of the development of the regional dialogue between the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. The possibility of holding for the first time political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria and Bahrain was discussed.
Another focus of the talks was the exchange of good practices in the field of diplomatic training, as well as of experience in the professional training of the diplomatic service between Bulgaria and Bahrain. Ms. Tanya Mihaylova, Director of the Diplomatic Institute under the Minister of Foreign Affairs, also took part in the discussion.
As part of his visit, Dr Munira Al-Khalifa delivered a public lecture at the MFA on ‘From Gilgamesh to Globalization: the History of Bahrain’. A Memorandum of Cooperation between the Diplomatic Institute and the Academy for Diplomatic Studies of the Kingdom of Bahrain was also signed by the directors of the two institutions, marking the first time that the Academy of Bahrain has signed such an agreement outside the country.