Iran warns on foreign troops' presence in Bahrain
ISNA - Iranian Students' News Agency
1389/12/27
03-18-2011
09:24:35
News Code :8912-17394
TEHRAN (ISNA) - Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said foreign forces' presence in Bahrain makes regional situation more complex.
Larijani called arrival of foreign forces into Bahrain a "tragic event" and said, "it will make regional situation more complex and makes the crisis difficult to be resolved."
"The troops committee a bigger crime as they are involved in crackdown on Bahrainis," Larijani said in a meeting with Turkish ambassador to Iran, Umit Yardim.
Larijani then voiced satisfaction over Iran-Turkey growing ties and said, "Iran and Turkey enjoy massive potentials for friendly cooperation and the capabilities should be used in line with joint interests."
The ambassador on his part highlighted boosting mutual relations.
Bahrain has been struggling to quell more than a month of protests led by Shiites calling for democracy and increased civil rights. About a dozen people have been killed in the protests. Shiites make up about 70 percent of the population.
The government declared a three-month state of emergency on March 15 after troops from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states arrived to support the administration.
Navi Pillay, the UN rights chief, said in a statement she was "deeply alarmed by the escalation of violence by security forces in Bahrain, in particular the reported takeover of hospitals and medical centers" in the country, which she called a "shocking and a blatant violation of international law."
Rights activists have deplored a bloody crackdown mounted by Sunni rulers against Shiite-led protests.
Manama's main hospital was sealed off by police armed with shotguns, and Nizar Baharna, Bahrain's health minister, a Shiite, announced his resignation after police allegedly burst into a Manama hospital.
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