Bahrain: US Admiral Greenert and GCC naval base projectnote

Commander of the US Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert, who visited Manama on 28/3/12, is said to have encouraged Bahraini PM Sheikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa and Commander of Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) Marshal Sheikh Khalifa Bin Ahmad Al Khalifa, to go ahead with the GCC naval base project in Bahrain. The following 316-word report sheds light on the talks in this regard.