Bahrain put 'unacceptable' conditions on US envoy: Kerry
 

https://s.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Hc...4b64833340.jpgSecretary of State John Kerry voiced deep concern to Bahrain for expelling an American envoy and making "unacceptable demands" that foreign ministry personnel attend his private meetings, the State Department said Monday. Kerry also told Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Khalifa in a "frank" phone call Sunday that Washington was displeased that the Gulf state charged two leaders of Bahrain's largest Shiite opposition movement who met with the US official earlier this month, a senior State Department official said. Bahrain ordered Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Tom Mali**wski, out of the country last week, accusing him of meddling in the country's internal affairs. "Secretary Kerry reiterated our view that the government of Bahrain's demand to have a foreign ministry representative present at private meetings between US diplomats and Bahraini political figures is an unacceptable requirement that runs contrary to international diplomatic protocol." Mali**wski's visit had been coordinated in advance with Sunni-ruled Bahrain, which the State Department has said has been "well-aware" that US government officials routinely meet with various officially-recognized political movements.




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