Minister receives UK ambassador

Manama : Labour and Social Development Minister, Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan, received here yesterday the UK Ambassador to Bahrain, Simon Martin, in the presence of the British consultants specialised in organising and assessing the work of civil society organisation and NGOs.

The meeting is within the framework of the follow-up on the action programme implemented by the Labour and Social Development Ministry and the British Embassy.

They discussed ways to enhance joint cooperation and exchange expertise to develop civil society organisations and NGOs as well as developing the supervisory role of the NGOs’ Directorate at the Labour and Social Development Ministry in combating money laundering and terror funding.

The minister lauded the depth of the Bahrain-UK friendly relations, and praised the steady growth of bilateral cooperation in various fields, especially social and development fields.

Humaidan praised the British expertise, and highlighted the need to take advantage of it in developing the projects of NGOs and community partnership to consolidate the services delivered in the field of voluntary work and NGOs’ support.