Parliamentary group to seek IPU Motion on Iran attacks

TDT | Manama

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Bahrain will take its case against Iranian attacks to the Inter-Parliamentary Union assembly in Istanbul next month.

Council of Representatives Speaker Ahmed Al Musallam said the Kingdom’s delegation will seek a parliamentary resolution condemning strikes on Bahrain, Gulf states and Jordan.

Al Musallam said the Bahraini delegation, due to attend the 152nd assembly from April 15 to 19, would brief parliaments from around the world on what he called unjustified Iranian attacks on Bahrain, the Gulf Co-operation Council states and Jordan.

He said Bahrain’s delegation was already working on a draft resolution condemning those attacks, linking the move to a United Nations Human Rights Council resolution adopted by consensus against Iranian attacks on the territory of the GCC states and Jordan. According to Al Musallam, that resolution followed an initiative put forward by Bahrain on behalf of the GCC and Jordan, and drew on Security Council Resolution 2817.

He said the attacks were a grave breach of international law and the United Nations Charter, and called for a united stand among parliaments to face such acts and help bring them to an end in a way that keeps the region safe and stable.

Al Musallam said Bahrain had long stood for peace, coexistence, respect for the sovereignty of states and dialogue with all sides, adding that it had not sought enmity with anyone.

He also praised the role of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa in protecting Bahrain, its people and its gains.