(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Al Wefaq expressed its welcoming to President Obama’s speech to the MENA region and considered it very important and very welcomed by Wefaq and the reform movement. The committed strategy towards democratic transformation and meeting the peaceful aspirations of the people in this region he outlined is long-awaited step.
We also support his call for a real and meaningful dialogue between the Bahraini authority and the opposition, and with similar importance his call for establishing the environment for the dialogue in Bahrain, especially when he emphasized that "you can’t have a real dialogue when parts of the peaceful opposition are in jail", and stopping repression of the citizens of Bahrain.The Bahraini people will look seriously into the key measures outlined in the speech in the coming days as we approach the end of the national safety status. We are looking to real commitment from the US on these new strategies and principles of democratic transformation in the region. We will also watch carefully how US will contribute to the transformation process, and are hoping the President continues to speak out when he sees repression by US allies of democracy seekers in this ongoing process. Will the US change stop turning a blind eye to repression? Will the US be more assertive in telling its friends the time has come to end oppression? Will the US encourage allies in the region to respond to genuine reform calls, which meet the aspirations of all the people in real participation in their public affairs, which will bring peace and stability to the whole nation, regardless of class, religion or sect.
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