Kathmandu, Dec 16: President Bidya Devi Bhandari today extended cordial felicitations to His Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa-Al Khalifa of Bahrain on the happy occasion of the Independence Day of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

In a message, President Bhandari has wished for His Majesty's personal health and happiness and for the progress and prosperity of the people of Bahrain.

Likewise, PM KP Sharma Oli has extended sincere congratulations to Prime Minister Khalifa Bin Salman Al-Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

In a separate message delivered on behalf of the government and the people of Nepal and on his own, PM Oli has wished his counterpart in Bahrain good health and happiness as well as progress and prosperity of the people of Bahrain."I am confident that the friendly relations existing between our two countries would grow further in the years ahead," PM Oli said. RSS