BAHRAIN'S DESTINY IS IN YOUR HANDS. Monday, March 14,...

BAHRAIN'S DESTINY IS IN YOUR HANDS.

Monday, March 14, 2011

MANAMA: HRH the Crown Prince last night underscored the importance of dialogue, urging parties keen on peace, security and reform to engage in a multiparty national dialogue immediately. However, he rejected any compromise on security and stability.

"The right to security and stability transcends any other consideration," His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander, said. He voiced the strong stance following the regrettable incidents which gripped Bahrain yesterday.

HRH the Crown Prince said his earnest call to observe calm and self-restraint aimed to preserve security and stability.

True power, he said, resides in observing self-restraint and building up on the reform project, which was initiated by His Majesty King Hamad.

"Bahrain's people have long shown patience, power and forbearance over the last period, thus reflecting its good and authentic mettle and its earnest desire for a free and decent life in an atmosphere of security and stability. This can be achieved only by respecting the rule of law and protecting civil peace and security," he said.

HRH the Crown Prince highlighted his strenuous efforts to reach out to all parties and sections of the national spectrum in a bid to gauge their viewpoints and opinions regarding national issues.

"We embarked on the initiative, answering the call of duty, and are still reaching out to all parties desiring to engage in a national dialogue with the active sections of Bahraini society," he said, adding that the initiative aimed to open the door for constitutional, political, economic and social issues to be scrutinised.

"We have voiced our approval of all the principles which have been tabled for the national dialogue," he said.

These include: 1) An elected parliament with full vested powers and prerogatives 2) A government reflecting the will of people 3) fairly-demarcated electoral constituencies 4) Naturalisation 5) Combating financial and administrative corruption 6) State properties 7) Addressing sectarian polarisation and animosity, in addition to other principles and topics.

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