The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a luncheon here today to bid farewell to the ambassador of Bahrain to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed Saleh Al-Shaikh Ali who ended his tenure in Riyadh. The Undersecretary of the Ministry for Protocol Affairs Ala'a Al-deen Al-Askari awarded the ambassador of Bahrain the Ministry's Shield in recognition of the good efforts he exerted to further strengthen relations between the two countries. For his part, the ambassador thanked the Ministry for holding this event which was attended by a host of MOFA senior officials, ambassadors accredited to the Kingdom and private sector representatives.