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| Iran urges dialogue in Bahrain |
| 2011-05-12 |
| [Iran Press TV] Iran says the best resolution to the Bahrain crisis is the immediate withdrawal of foreign military forces and a dialogue based on honoring popular demands of the people. "The Bahrain problem does not have a military solution," Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said in a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Storied Baghdad ...located along the Tigris River, founded in the 8th century, home of the Abbasid Caliphate... on Wednesday. "The demands of the people of this country (Bahrain), which have been pursued in a peaceful and democratic manner, must receive due consideration," IRNA quoted him as saying. In a popular revolution, anti-government protesters have been holding peaceful demonstrations across Bahrain since mid-February, calling for an end to the Al Khalifa family rule of over 40 years. On March 14, Soddy Arabia and the United Arab Emirates deployed police and military forces in the kingdom following a plea by the Manama regime to help crush the nationwide protests there. "The deployment of foreign forces has not helped resolve the problem, rather, it has made matters more complicated," Salehi said. According to local sources, scores of people have been killed and hundreds have been tossed in the calaboose so far during the government clampdown on peaceful demonstrations, with foreign troops further contributing to the intensifying violence. Maliki, for his part, backed a Bahraini dialogue and agreed with the need to pay more attention to popular demands as a way out of the crisis in the Persian Gulf island. "If the situation in Bahrain is not wisely and tactfully managed, it could face an indefinite and unpleasant outcome," the Iraqi premier said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Meanwhile ... * PEOPLE'S DAILY FORUM > IRANIAN ARMY TO TEST GROUND FORCES' MOBILITY [+ flexibility] IN MASSIVE EXERCISE. Week-long "JAFAR TAYYAR(AS)" MilEx. * DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > [Ahmadinejad]IRAN WARNS US AGZ EXTENDING WAR INTO PAKISTAN. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-05-12 01:23 |