Obama urges ‘meaningful reform’ in Bahrain

[Punch]

United States President Barack Obama has called for "meaningful reform" and respect for universal rights in Bahrain, during talks with Crown Prince Salman at the White House, AFP reports.

Obama dropped by Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken's meeting with the prince on Wednesday and stressed the importance of the US partnership in Bahrain and Washington's support for its stability and security.

Salman, a reputed moderate, has just been made Bahrain's first deputy prime minister following months of tensions and unrest between the strategic archipelago's Sunni government and Shiite majority.



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[Folami David]

So there unmeaninful reforms over there? Hmmmm....That's a new one. Obama has told the world that.