Sunday 15 May 2011
Malaysia offers to send peacekeeping forces to Bahrain
Bahrain was rocked by protests in March when demonstrators took to the streets demanding greater personal liberties in the Shiite majority kingdom ruled by Sunnis.
In March, at the request of the Bahrain government, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates sent their troops to quell the protests and restore calm.
“Malaysia stands ready to contribute peacekeepers to Bahrain, if invited to do so by the leadership,” Mr. Razzak said in a statement late Friday following a meeting in Riyadh with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.
“Malaysia will consider it a great honor to offer assistance in this noble effort,” the prime minister said.
continue reading: http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/05/14/149079.html
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