Bahrain’s Foreign Minister summoned on Saturday Iraqi deputy chargé d’affaires Nihad Rajab Askar over statements by Sadrist movement leader, Moqtada al-Sadr, reported the Bahrain News Agency (BNA).
Undersecretary of Regional and Gulf Cooperation Council Affairs, Ambassador Waheed Mubarak Sayyar, expressed Bahrain’s strong dismissal and objection of the statement issued Sadr, in which he referred to the Kingdom.
“The statement is a blatant and unacceptable interference in the internal affairs of Bahrain. It violates the principles of international law and affects the nature of relations” between Manama and Baghdad, he said.
Sayyar stressed that Bahrain will hold the Iraqi government responsible for any deterioration in bilateral relations as it allows such “irresponsible and offensive remarks that spread sedition that threaten the peace and stability of the region.”
He stressed that Manama is committed to its policy of non-interference in the internal affairs of other states, adding that the Kingdom calls upon the Iraqi government to deter such provocative statements.
Bahrain will not accept any form of violation or interference in its affairs from any party, he said, adding that it will take all the necessary measures to preserve its sovereignty, independence, peace and stability.
Sayyar stated that Bahrain demands that the Iraqi government shoulder its responsibility in ensuring the safety of the Bahraini embassy in Baghdad and consulate in Najaf. It also calls on the Iraqi government to immediately intervene to stop such hostile statements against Bahrain.
The ambassador delivered to Askar a letter of protest on this issue.
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