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RIYADH, July 11 (KUNA) -- GCC Secretary General Abdullatif Al-Zayani on
Monday condemned Iranian foreign minister Ali Akbar Salehi's reported
statement in which he said Tehran was defending and supporting rights of the
people of Bahrain.
Salehi's remarks "are blatant interference in affairs of Kingdom of
Bahrain, and a violation of diplomatic customs and principles of good
neighborliness," Al-Zayani said in a press statement.
The rights of Bahraini people are the responsibility of the "wise"
leadership of the Arab Gulf Kingdom, said Al-Zayani.
The Bahraini leadership, he added, sought to enhance security, stability
and civil peace with "courageous" initiative like the national dialogue,
forming an independent fact-finding committee and pushing forward with reforms.
Statements of Salehi and other Iranian officials are evidence of Tehran's
ongoing interference in Bahrain's internal affairs, he said.
Al-Zayani said the Iranian officials should listen to repeated demands of
the Iranian people, who were calling for more freedoms and dignity.
Iranian media, asserted the GCC chief, should stop provocation and
triggering of discord and sectarian sedition. (end)
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