H.E. the Minister of Information, Mr. Jihad Hassan Bukamal, visited the BCSR stand during his tour of the exhibition at the opening of the Bahrain Book Fair.  Dr. Abdulla Al-Sadiq, the Secretary-General of BCSR, showed the minister some of the centre's new publications when he visited the BCSR stand.

Among the most important publications were books on: the political system in the Kingdom of Bahrain; Gulf Security and nuclear armament; strategic views of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the neighbouring Arab region; the economic blocs and their role in intra-trade assessment; fishermen and fisheries in Bahrain; an introduction to financial markets; and environmental awareness in Bahraini society.