The Representatives Council expressed its full-fledged support for the measures taken by the wise leadership in order to ensure the security of the nation and the citizens, hailing Royal Decree 18/2011 issued by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on the declaration of a three-month State of National Safety. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Council praised the crucial patriotic role played by security officers from the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), National Guard and Public Security in promoting security and stability across the nation.
The council also welcomed the deployment of troops from the Joint Peninsula Shield in order to defend the country’s vital assets, national achievements, borders and territorial waters, asserting that the move is in line with the principle of collective security bonding GCC nations and an implementation of the security agreements signed between the member states.
The Council valued highly the noble and honourable stances voiced by brotherly GCC states towards Bahrain in light of the recent regretful incidents that jeopardized domestic peace and stability, frightened citizens and residents, crippled national economy and posed a serious threat to GCC security and stability, adding that that GCC backing is a living proof of GCC unity, common destiny and solid fraternal ties linking GCC member states.
The Council also strongly rejected Iran’s interference into Bahrain’s internal affairs and condemned the blatant statements made by a terrorist organisation whose profile is laden with terrorist acts that destabilised the region, affirming that those hostile stances are a clear breach of the kingdom’s sovereignty and a full member of the United Nations, Arab League, Organisation of Islamic Conference and the Gulf Cooperation Council.
The Council stressed that adherence to national unity, domestic peace, restoration of security and stability, return of life to normality and respect of the law are necessary for the success of the multi-party national dialogue, calling upon the citizens to resume their work, assume their national responsibilities and neglect the calls made by those who are not willing to take national interests into consideration.
The Council called for the need to back the kingdom’s development march, promote security, stability and rationalism and avert sectarianism and sedition so as to maintain the nation’s deep-rooted values of tolerance and co-existence of the members of the one-family Bahraini society.