His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa today received at Al-Sakhir Palace former British Chief of Defence Staff Sir David Richards, who is in Bahrain to attend the 9th Manama Dialogue, and reviewed strong historic relations bonding the two friendly countries. HM King Hamad affirmed Bahrain's keenness to expand cooperation with the UK in all fields, towards bolstering bilateral work and achieving the aspirations and ambitions of the two friendly peoples.