Bahraın Germany Merkel Dıplomacy

epa02175034 Bahrain ' s Prime Minister Khalifa ibn Sulman al Khalifa? ( L ) ?welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel ( R ) ?with military honours in Manama , Bahrain , 27 May 2010 . Mrs Merkel will have visited four of six Gulf Cooperation Council ( GCC ) countries until 27 May 2010 to improve economicpolitical ties .  EPA/RAINER JENSEN