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UNITED NATIONS, June 4 (KUNA) -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with
Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain, Bahrain
Defense Deputy Force Commander-in-Chief and Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin
Mohamed Al Khalifa, Minister of Foreign Affairs, his press office said late
Friday in a statement.
It said Ban welcomed the lifting of emergency laws, the decision by His
Majesty King Hamad to call for a national dialogue and expressed hope that
such a dialogue would be "genuine, meaningful and inclusive and respond to the
legitimate political, economic and social aspirations of all Bahraini people."
Ban also welcomed the role played by His Royal Highness in support of such
a national dialogue and reiterated the readiness of the United Nations to
assist in this process.
He reiterated his call on the Government and security forces in Bahrain to
uphold international human rights norms and standards and welcomed the
commitment and assurances made by the Crown Prince in this regard, the
statement concluded. (end)
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