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Bahrain urges protection for diplomatic missions in Sudan

The Kingdom of Bahrain strongly condemned the storming and ransacking of the Jordanian Embassy and the residence of the head of the military office at the Kuwaiti embassy in Khartoum.

In a statement today, the Foreign Ministry denounced the criminal acts which violate the international laws and covenants, particularly the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961.

It voiced Bahrain’s solidarity with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the State of Kuwait, backing all measures they undertake to to secure their diplomatic missions, evacuate their compatriots.

It called for an end to violence and vandalism in the Republic of Sudan, urging full protection for the headquarters of diplomatic missions and their buildings and properties, to ensure their safety and all of their personnel, and to punish the perpetrators of the incursions.

It called on all parties in Sudan, to avoid escalation, commit to Jeddah Declaration regarding the protection of civilians, facilitate access to humanitarian relief aid, respect the principles of international humanitarian law and the inviolability of diplomatic missions and buildings.

In the statement, the ministry said that peaceful dialogue is the only pathway to defuse the current crisis, in a manner that meets the aspirations of the brotherly Sudanese people for security, peace, stability and development.

Source: Bahrain News Agency