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Wed, 09/14/2011 - 10:32
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Iran in Talks with Regional States over Crisis in Bahrain
TEHRAN (FNA)- Senior Iranian officials said on Tuesday that the country's foreign minister is in talks with the regional states and the world bodies in a bid to soothe the crisis in Bahrain.
"Iran has conferred with a number of states and world bodies over the oppression of the Bahraini people and the solutions to this crisis," Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast said.
Asked to elaborate on the details of Iran's plan for resolving the political impasse in Bahrain, the spokesman said Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi is in contact with the regional countries to help resolve the crisis in the tiny Persian Gulf island.
Iran announced in June that it had prepared a proposal to settle the existing problems in Bahrain, and said it was waiting for the Bahraini government's readiness to discuss the plan.
"We are having consultations with different parties and we will declare our readiness for offering the proposal whenever they announce that they are ready," Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi told FNA on the sidelines of the second international conference on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation in Tehran on June 12.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had earlier made similar comments in a press conference here in Tehran.
"I hope that in the near future conditions are prepared and we can present our proposal so they can resolve the issue," Ahmadinejad told a press conference earlier in June, without elaborating on his plan.
Dismissing claims that Iran meddles in Bahrain's internal affairs, President Ahmadinejad said, "Had Iran wanted to interfere in regional affairs, the entire region would have been affected."
"The Islamic Republic of Iran has never had any problem with any country of the region," Ahmadinejad reiterated.
"The ruler of Bahrain should sit down and negotiate with his people. It is not acceptable for him to have unlimited responsibilities. This is not accepted anywhere...The people should have the right to vote, a vote that is both free and just," he added.
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.
Violence against the defenseless people escalated after a Saudi-led conglomerate of police, security and military forces from the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) member states - Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar - were dispatched to the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom on March 13 to help Manama crack down on peaceful protestors.
So far, tens of people have been killed, hundreds have gone missing, about 1,000 others have been injured, while thousands more have been arrested.
The Bahraini people have repeatedly condemned Riyadh's main role in the suppression of their revolution, and reiterated that they would continue protests until the collapse of the Al-Khalifa regime.
"Iran has conferred with a number of states and world bodies over the oppression of the Bahraini people and the solutions to this crisis," Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast said.
Asked to elaborate on the details of Iran's plan for resolving the political impasse in Bahrain, the spokesman said Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi is in contact with the regional countries to help resolve the crisis in the tiny Persian Gulf island.
Iran announced in June that it had prepared a proposal to settle the existing problems in Bahrain, and said it was waiting for the Bahraini government's readiness to discuss the plan.
"We are having consultations with different parties and we will declare our readiness for offering the proposal whenever they announce that they are ready," Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi told FNA on the sidelines of the second international conference on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation in Tehran on June 12.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had earlier made similar comments in a press conference here in Tehran.
"I hope that in the near future conditions are prepared and we can present our proposal so they can resolve the issue," Ahmadinejad told a press conference earlier in June, without elaborating on his plan.
Dismissing claims that Iran meddles in Bahrain's internal affairs, President Ahmadinejad said, "Had Iran wanted to interfere in regional affairs, the entire region would have been affected."
"The Islamic Republic of Iran has never had any problem with any country of the region," Ahmadinejad reiterated.
"The ruler of Bahrain should sit down and negotiate with his people. It is not acceptable for him to have unlimited responsibilities. This is not accepted anywhere...The people should have the right to vote, a vote that is both free and just," he added.
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.
Violence against the defenseless people escalated after a Saudi-led conglomerate of police, security and military forces from the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) member states - Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar - were dispatched to the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom on March 13 to help Manama crack down on peaceful protestors.
So far, tens of people have been killed, hundreds have gone missing, about 1,000 others have been injured, while thousands more have been arrested.
The Bahraini people have repeatedly condemned Riyadh's main role in the suppression of their revolution, and reiterated that they would continue protests until the collapse of the Al-Khalifa regime.
