His Excellency Dr. Sheikh Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Bahrain Center for Strategic, International, and Energy Studies (Derasat), affirmed that the pioneering initiatives launched by the Kingdom of Bahrain in support of humanitarian and relief efforts and in promoting the values of goodwill and generosity are the result of the noble directives of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the King of the Kingdom of Bahrain, may God preserve and protect him, with the continuous support of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister, may God protect him.