Bahrain's foreign ministry said Monday that US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labour, Tom Mali**wski, is "unwelcome" in the Sunni-ruled kingdom and should "leave immediately." The ministry accused Mali**wski of "meddling in Bahrain's internal affairs" by meeting "with a particular party to the detriment of other interlocutors", in an apparent reference to the Shiite-led opposition, according to a statement carried by BNA State news agency. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Mali**wski is in Bahrain -- home base of the US Fifth Fleet -- and "he remains in Bahrain." "He is on a visit to affirm and strengthen bilateral ties as well as to support the king's reform efforts," she said.
08-12-2014, 04:03 PM
US Asst Secretary of State 'unwelcome', should leave: Bahrain
Bahrain's foreign ministry said Monday that US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labour, Tom Mali**wski, is "unwelcome" in the Sunni-ruled kingdom and should "leave immediately." The ministry accused Mali**wski of "meddling in Bahrain's internal affairs" by meeting "with a particular party to the detriment of other interlocutors", in an apparent reference to the Shiite-led opposition, according to a statement carried by BNA State news agency. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Mali**wski is in Bahrain -- home base of the US Fifth Fleet -- and "he remains in Bahrain." "He is on a visit to affirm and strengthen bilateral ties as well as to support the king's reform efforts," she said.
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