Manama- King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa of Bahrain received here today Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, President of Saudi Commission for Tourism & National Heritage (SCTH), Director-General Audrey Azoulay and the delegation of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and guests of the 42nd session of the meetings of World Heritage Committee which began in Manama.

The King of Bahrain welcomed the guests and expressed Bahrain's pride in hosting this great cultural event which includes a distinguished elite of world heritage workers.