Advisor to His Majesty the King for Diplomatic Affairs and Board of Trustees Chairman of Bahrain Centre for Strategic and International Studies and Energy (DERASAT) Dr. Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar received today Managing Director for the Middle East and Southern Neighbourhood at the European External Action Service (EEAS) Hugues Mingarelli.

Mr. Mingarelli stressed the EU’s interest in the royal reform project and the national dialogue initiative, pointing out hopes the dialogue will come out with positive results that will further boost Bahrain’s security and stability.

Dr. Abdul Ghaffar discussed with Mr. Mingarelli cooperation between BCSISE and the Centre for Strategic Studies in Brussels.

He also briefed Mr. Mingarelli and his accompanying delegation on the main activities of BCSISE and discussed key regional issues.