I am very happy to do that. We have a memorandum of understanding with the Kingdom of Bahrain, and we are incredibly grateful for the support that Bahrain gives us in hosting HMS Jufair. In fact, that is the first permanent naval presence we have had in the middle east since 1935, so opening it last year was a very big step.
Situation in the Gulf
Proceeding contribution from
Jeremy Hunt
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 22 July 2019.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on Situation in the Gulf.
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