Another geopolitical victory for Russia,… the Kremlin has signed an intergovernmental agreement on military cooperation between Russia and Bahrain. Next year’s planned joint military exercises, as well as coordination of joint efforts to combat piracy.
Yesterday met the Russian President Vladimir Putin met with king of Bahrain Hamad bin ISA al Khalifa. The talks touched on the Syrian crisis, the king of Bahrain declared that highly appreciates Russia’s efforts in this area. The Kingdom also wish that in Syria the war ended, and there was stability.
Chief of the Bahrain defence force believes that teaching is the main means of checking the effectiveness of weapons, units, command. The more that middle Eastern States faced a serious terrorist threat from ISIS in Syria and Iraq.
Strengthening ties with Russia will allow to neutralize this threat, to protect the Kingdom.
It is worth noting that Vladimir Putin during a meeting declared: “Bahrain is an important partner in the Gulf and throughout the middle East”.
Statement of the Russian leader almost identified another vector of development of Russia’s foreign policy in the middle East.
However, the king could feel the growing military power of Russia, visiting the opening ceremony of the international military-technical forum “Army-2016”. The Kingdom needs to upgrade air defense systems, so it is time to start talking not only about conducting joint military exercises, but on the conclusion of contracts for the supply of s-300 and s-400.
The delegation of Bahrain headed by Minister of defense major-General Yusuf bin Ahmed bin Hussein al-Jalahma intended to enter into a framework cooperation agreement with the holding company “Helicopters of Russia”.
Russian military-industrial complex attracts the views of the Royal generals interested in the purchase of medium and heavy transport helicopters Mi-8/17 and Mi-26, and opening regional service center for helicopter technicians.
Cooperation between Russia and Bahrain in the military sphere will strengthen our position in the middle East and will allow us to find common ground with the Arab world for the settlement of several conflicts gripping the middle East and North Africa.
Bahrain turned in the direction of Russia, while the first was focused on the West. U.S. allies in the middle East begin to engage with Moscow, so, the expected drastic changes in the balance of power in the region.
Bahrain is a US ally. In the capital of the Kingdom of Manama-based Fifth operational fleet of the U.S. Navy, in whose area of responsibility includes the Western part of the Indian ocean and Persian Gulf. And this thoughtful disposition wedged Russia. The politicians in Washington, like the generals in the Pentagon are clearly not happy.
Note: thanks to Washington’s Fifth fleet and a lot of drone in the Seychelles and the horn of Africa controls the waters of the Western Indian ocean, where lies the main transport artery of the World ocean. All oil tankers and gas tankers from the Middle East and Africa should to Eastern Asia this way.
Joint military exercises is serious. Not just an ordinary purchase of weapons and military equipment, and the interaction, coordination and the presence of similar goals for our country. The Americans will have to make room…
