<span style="color: #222222;">In preparation for the third meeting of the India-Bahrain High Joint Commission, a Senior Officials Meeting was held today in virtual mode. The Senior Officials Meeting was co-chaired by Secretary Consular, Passport, Visa and Overseas Indian Affairs in the Ministry of External Affairs Sanjay Bhattacharyya and Under Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain Dr. Shaikh Abdulla bin Ahmed Al Khalifa.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Both sides highlighted their strong bilateral ties spanning a wide range of areas and which was also reflected in the excellent cooperation between the two countries in handling Covid-19 situation. Both sides also reviewed their cooperation in different areas, including oil and gas, trade and investment, defence and security, food security, healthcare, renewable energy, space, IT, human resource, education and culture.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The third India-Bahrain High Joint Commission will be held in New Delhi on 7th of next month. The meeting will be co-chaired by Minister of External Affairs Dr. S. Jaishankar and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani.</span><br />''