Seef District, Dec. 9 -- Daniel B. Shapiro, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, who addressed one of the plenary sessions at the IISS Manama Dialogue 2024, reiterated that both US and Bahrain's relations based on mutual respect, identity of views on regional and international issues and co-operation in defense related areas remain a cornerstone of diplomatic relations.

Shaprio during a media briefing on the sidelines of the 20th edition of the IISS Manama Dialogue that he held very fruitful talks with top military brass and officials with a key focus on how to further strengthen the already excellent ties.

He said that the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United States of America's signing of C-SIPA by two sides in September last year open...