His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, today met Marillyn A Hewson, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lockheed Martin Corporation, on the sidelines of the Manama Dialogue  which took place on 5-7 December, Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported.

During the meeting, Prince Salman welcomed Ms Hewson’s participation in the Manama Dialogue, calling it the region’s foremost security conference and a unique forum for leaders to gather and discuss approaches to the security challenges of the region.

Prince Salman went on to stress the importance of working together with international defence and security companies, including Lockheed Martin, on enhancing the military capabilities of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

For her part, Ms Hewson praised the level of organisation of the Manama Dialogue and expressed her gratitude to the Kingdom of Bahrain for the continuous support it has shown to Lockheed Martin and expressed her interest in further developing cooperation with the Kingdom.

Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al-Khalifa, son of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also attended the meeting.

Source: BNA