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| Iran slams foreign invasion of Bahrain |
| 2011-05-03 |
| [Iran Press TV] Iran's Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi ... current Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs since 13 December 2010. Perivous his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs, he was Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran from 16 July 2009 to 23 January 2011. He was also Iranian Representative in the ineffective International Atomic Energy Agency from 1997 to 2005... says the involvement of foreign forces in Bahrain's crisis has only served to complicate the situation. "The deployment of foreign forces to Bahrain not only did not help resolve the problem, but also complicated the situation," Salehi said on Monday. He made the remarks in a meeting with Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and Crown Prince Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani in the capital city of Doha. Salehi arrived in Doha earlier on Monday and was welcomed by Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ahmad Al Mahmoud and Iranian Ambassador to Doha Abdollah Sohrabi. The Iranian foreign minister stressed the necessity of diplomatic behavior towards the peaceful demands of Bahraini people and the withdrawal of foreign forces from the country. Anti-government protesters have been holding peaceful demonstrations across Bahrain since mid-February, calling for an end to the Al Khalifa dynasty's over-40-year rule. On March 13, Soddy Arabia and the United Arab Emirates deployed police and military forces in the kingdom upon Manama's request to quell the nationwide protests. According to local sources, scores of protesters have been killed during the government-sanctioned crackdown with the foreign troops contributing to a rise in the violence. Referring to the recent developments in Syria, Salehi welcomed the implementation of reforms by President-for-Life Bashir Pencilneckal-Assad, One of the last of the old-fashioned hereditary iron-fisted fascist dictators. Before going into the family business Pencilneck was an eye doctor... encouraging the Syrian government to pay attention to the popular demands. The Qatari officials stressed the importance of Iran's role in establishing peace and security in the region, and called for the continuation of talks between regional countries to resolve problems. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Not exactly an invasion - the Saudis et al are in Bahrain under a mutual defense treaty. All perfectly legal, if not exactly sporting. Which is one reason why the Euros and the UN are have been rather circumspect. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2011-05-03 00:50 |
| #1 See also NEWS KERALA > NO MORE EXCUSES FOR WESTERN INVASION IN MIDDLE EAST: IRAN, nor for foreign forces to come to the ME Regions to fight terrorism. Iran FM Spox Ramin Mehmanparast. VERSUS * SAME > IRAQI EXPERT: OSAMA'S DEATH NOT A BIG LOSS TO AL-QAEDA. ARTIC > PERT = Osama Bin Laden was an ideological figure whom had only relinguished much of his former control to Ayman Zawahiri, THE IGA IN IRAQ STILL SEES AL-QAEDA AS VERY MUCH MAINTAINING A PHYSICAL GROUND PRESENCE IN THE COUNTRY DESPITE THE CAPTURE OR DEATHS OF MANY OF THEIR LEADERS. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-05-03 00:16 |