Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa received here today the U.S Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Arabian Peninsula Affairs Ms. Barbara Leaf, currently on a visit to the kingdom to take part in the preparatory meeting of Regional Security Summit -Manama Dialogue 2013. Shaikh Khalid welcomed the US official, and reviewed with her the friendly Bahraini-US relations and the steadily-growing joint cooperation. The two sides also discussed issues of mutual concern. US Ambassador to Bahrain Thomas Krajeski attended the meeting.