Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Commencement of the National Dialogue in Bahrain

July 3, 2011
Japanese

Japan closely observes the future progress of the national dialogue that started on Saturday, July 2.
Japan strongly hopes that the national dialogue will be participated by a broad range of people, having transparency and freedom of speech secured, and that the reform of the country will progress substantially.

(*This is a provisional translation. The above date denotes the date of the issue of the original press release in Japanese.)

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