The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned today the Charge d’Affaires of Lebanese Republic to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Ibrahim Assaf to denounce the irresponsible statement made to Al-Alam Iranian TV channel by Change and Reform bloc leader MP Michel Aoun and released later by Fars news agency on Wednesday, February 13, 2013.
The Kingdom of Bahrain rejects such irresponsible statement which constitutes flagrant interference in its internal affairs and an unacceptable encroachment on its sovereignty.
Foreign Ministry Undersecretary for Regional Affairs and Co-operation Council Ambassador Hamad Al Amer voiced an official protest to the Lebanese Charge d’Affaires dismissing in a strongest terms the statement made by MP Michel Aoun, as the Change and Reform bloc is represented by 3 ministers in the Lebanese cabinet.
Ambassador Al Amer urged Lebanon to immediately take appropriate measures in such instances in line with the fraternal bilateral ties bonding the two countries and in compliance with the principles and resolutions of the Arab League’s Charter that denounce interference in the internal affairs of sovereign states and aim to maintain Arab’s efforts to face outside challenges and threats to the Arab world’s security and stability.
The Ambassador reiterated to the Lebanese Charge d’Affaires Bahrain’s call to Lebanese government to assume its responsibility and release an official statement to explain its official position of the statement made by MP Aoun. This statement is detrimental to the outstanding bilateral relations that entail respect of conventions and international norms, and intimate relation with a brotherly Arab State.