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| Bahrain and Iran declare "good" ties after crisis |
| 2009-02-28 |
| Bahrain and Iran foreign ministers said on Friday they will maintain "good" bilateral ties, following a crisis over official Iranian remarks that questioned the national sovereignty of the Arab Gulf state. Bahrain's Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmad al-Khalifa, during a visit to Tehran, said after a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki that the kingdom will continue "good neighborly" relations with Iran. In a televised statement, the two men indicated that the diplomatic row was over. Earlier this month, Ali Akbar Nateq-Nouri, an adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said that Iran had sovereignty over the kingdom, according to media reports. Gulf Arab states called on Iran last week to condemn the remarks, which Bahrain's interior minister earlier rejected as irresponsible. |
| Posted by:Fred |