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

February 12, 2013
Japanese

Japan welcomes the holding of the National Dialogue in Bahrain on February 10, and is closely observing the future progress of the Dialogue.
Japan strongly hopes that the Dialogue will be participated by a broad range of Bahraini people, having transparency and freedom of speech secured, and that the reform of the country will progress substantially.

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

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