Bahrain's foreign minister asks Iran to end regional interference
Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Bahrain's foreign minister, says Iran must take "concrete steps" to show that it is turning a page in its relations with Bahrain and the Gulf.
MANAMA, Bahrain — Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Bahrain’s foreign minister, has called on Iran to take “serious actions and steps that would allay the fears of the regional countries regarding interference in internal affairs and supporting terrorist groups inside those countries.”
In an exclusive interview on the sidelines of the Manama Dialogue Regional Security Summit, hosted annually by the Kingdom of Bahrain and convened by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, Khalid welcomed the "joint plan of action" agreed by the P5+1 and Iran, adding that progress on the nuclear file “would bring a peace of mind for the region.”
Khalid recounted Bahrain’s efforts to engage Iran, but said, “We still have a problem, Iran-Bahrain. We haven’t seen any progress on that.”
He added that Iranian statements still link Syria and Bahrain, which he wants to see stopped.
