A Saudi official source issued here today a statement condemning the repeated allegations and remarks by a number of Iranian officials, political and media figures purporting rights in the Kingdom of Bahrain especially those made by Chief Editor of Kayhan Newspaper; Adviser to the Supreme Leader as well as earlier remarks by Special Inspector Nategh Nuri, and Iranian parliament member Darius Guenbri. The source stated that "The Kingdom believes that such irresponsible statements are only an attempt to go around the historical and geographical facts, and constitute a flagrant infringement on the sovereignty of a member of the Cooperation Council for the Arab Gulf States (GCC) in addition to its membership in the League of Arab States and the United Nations as they represent a transgression against the Kingdom of Bahrain and its Arab identity". The source also added that "The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia categorically rejects such statements and expresses its deep regret over such views stressing that such remarks place obstacles in the way of good intentions aiming to build good-neighborly relations between the GCC States and Iran based on friendliness and mutual respect as well as initiatives to achieve security and stability in the region and avert a rift between Muslims".
