MANAMA, JULY 12 (BNA) -- BAHRAINI DAILIES TODAY CONTINUED SLAMMING THE CLAIMS OF THE IRANIAN SUPREME LEADERS MEDIA ADVISOR HUSSAIN SHARIATMADARI AGAINST BAHRAIN.


THE DAILIES REJECTED THE CLAIMS THAT TRIED TO RAISE DOUBTS ABOUT BAHRAINS SOVEREIGNTY.

WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO BE INTRIGUED BY THE SILENCE OF THE IRANIAN GOVERNMENT AND ITS EVASION FROM GIVING AN OFFICIAL COMMENT ON SHARIATMADARIS PROVOCATIVE STATEMENTS, THE DAILY AL AYAM SAID IN A FRONT-PAGE EDITORIAL.

THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PEOPLE OF BAHRAIN ARE APPALLED BY THE INSULTING STATEMENTS CLAIMING THAT BAHRAIN WAS PART OF IRAN, IT SAID.

OUT OF ITS CONFIDENCE AND PRIDE IN ITS IDENTITY, SOVEREIGNTY AND INDEPENDENCE, BAHRAIN CALLS UPON THE IRANIAN LEADERSHIP TO BREAK THIS SUSPICIOUS SILENCE AND CLARIFY ITS STANCE ON THESE SHAMELESS STATEMENTS, THE PAPER SAID.

THE NEWSPAPER SAID THAT BAHRAIN WILL BE ABLE, WITH THE STRONG WILL OF ITS PEOPLE, TO FIRMLY CONFRONT THIS SITUATION.

THE EDITORIAL CONCLUDED BY SAYING THAT THE KINGDOMS INSISTENCE ON A RESPONSE FROM THE IRANIAN LEADERSHIP COMES OUT OF ITS SINCERE DESIRE TO MAINTAIN GOOD-NEIGHBOURLY RELATIONS BETWEEN THE PEOPLE OF THE TWO COUNTRIES.

IT ALSO SEEKS TO MAINTAIN THE STABILITY AND SECURITY OF THE REGION WHICH IS IN NO POSITION TO BEAR FURTHER TENSION, IT SAID.
BAHRAINI DAILY AL METHAQ SAID IRAN HAD TO ISSUE AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT DENYING THE CLAIMS MADE BY SHARIATMADARI CHALLENGING BAHRAINS SOVEREIGNTY.
THE DAILY ALSO SAID IRAN HAD TO TAKE STEPS REGARDING SHARIATMADARI, ADDING THAT IT WAS THE LEAST THAT COULD BE DONE TO MAINTAIN RELATIONS IN A REGION FACING DANGERS OF INTERNATIONAL OCCUPATION.
THE DAILY HOPED SHARIATMADARIS CLAIMS DID NOT REFLECT THE VIEWS OF THE IRANIAN LEADERSHIP ADDING THAT THESE WERE TOTALLY REJECTED BY BAHRAINIS.
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12-JUL-2007
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