BAHRAIN DELEGATION TO VISIT RP — Special Envoy to the Gulf Cooperation Council Amable R. Aguiluz V ( 5th from right) receives a token of appreciation from Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) president Khalid Kanoo (5th from left) during the former’s recent visit to Bahrain. Ambassador Aguiluz urged the BCCI to formally organized the RP-Bahrain Business Council. The BCCI, led by its president Kanoo, is set to visit the Philippines in October 2003 to push through with the said council and boost trade and commerce between the two countries. The Bcci delegation would also meet with government officials and dignataries, their local business counterparts, and the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Also in photo are Philippine Ambassador to Bahrain Ed Maglaya (4th from left), BCCI chairman Dr. Essam Abdul Fakhro (3rd from right), special assistant to Ambassador Aguiluz Charles Dante Sullivan (2nd from right), Department of Foreign Affairs-Office of Middle East and African affairs director Omar Pangarungan (far right) and other members of the BCCI
