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<table><tbody><tr><th> </th><td><table><tbody><tr><td>I held discussions on Bahrain’s
recent elections at the UK-Bahrain Joint Working Group on 4 December with the Undersecretary
of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth
Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond)
held similar discussions with the King and Crown Prince of Bahrain during his visit
there on 6 December. In both meetings we commended the election of a broad range of
candidates, although the opposition political societies decided not to take part.
I will continue to encourage the Government of Bahrain to build on the success of
the elections and move forward with further reform to advance the democratisation
and human rights agenda.</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
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