Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Submission of a Report by the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry

November 25, 2011
Japanese

1. Japan welcomes that the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry submitted a report to H.M. King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa on Wednesday, November 23, concerning the government's response to the protests in February and March of this year, which was simultaneously made public.

2. Japan closely observes King Hamad's resolve to organize a governmental working group to promptly consider the recommendations set out in the report, following his announcement regarding his commitment ensuring that the same incident will never be repeated.

3. Japan expects that the Government of Bahrain will swiftly implement the recommendations of the report and that substantial progress will be made in reforming the country.

* The foregoing is a provisional translation. The date indicated above denotes the date of issue of the original press release in Japanese.

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