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Wed, 03/16/2011 - 09:04
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Iran condemns foreign military intervention in Bahrain
TEHRAN, March 16 (MNA)-- The Iranian Foreign Ministry and parliament have condemned the foreign military intervention in Bahrain.
Following the intensification of protests in Bahrain, the Bahraini government stepped up its crackdown on demonstrators and Saudi Arabia and other neighboring countries sent troops to Manama to quell the unrest. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates also made a trip to Bahrain to help resolve the issue.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has criticized the dispatch of Saudi troops to Bahrain to suppress the popular uprising as “unacceptable.”
“The presence of foreign forces and interference in Bahrain’s internal affairs is unacceptable and will further complicate the issue,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast told reporters at a press briefing on Tuesday.
“The people have some legitimate demands and they are expressing them peacefully,” Memanparast said.
There should not be a violent response, he added.
The Foreign Ministry also summoned the Swiss and Saudi ambassadors to Tehran on Tuesday to protest against the U.S.-backed military intervention in Bahrain.
Later, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi held telephone conversations with Qatari Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor Al Thani, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, and Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa to discuss the latest developments in Bahrain.
Following the intensification of protests in Bahrain, the Bahraini government stepped up its crackdown on demonstrators and Saudi Arabia and other neighboring countries sent troops to Manama to quell the unrest. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates also made a trip to Bahrain to help resolve the issue.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry has criticized the dispatch of Saudi troops to Bahrain to suppress the popular uprising as “unacceptable.”
“The presence of foreign forces and interference in Bahrain’s internal affairs is unacceptable and will further complicate the issue,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast told reporters at a press briefing on Tuesday.
“The people have some legitimate demands and they are expressing them peacefully,” Memanparast said.
There should not be a violent response, he added.
The Foreign Ministry also summoned the Swiss and Saudi ambassadors to Tehran on Tuesday to protest against the U.S.-backed military intervention in Bahrain.
Later, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi held telephone conversations with Qatari Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor Al Thani, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, and Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa to discuss the latest developments in Bahrain.
