<p>"What is happening in Bahrain is now at a very dangerous stage. There is stability but, we are absolutely afraid of the division between religious communities," Al-Khalifa told in an interview with over-voice translation.<br /><br />Al-Khalifa said Turkey and Bahrain should have a common policy on the divison between religious communities in the Islamic world. The Bahraini foreign minister visited pre-dominantly Muslim Turkey to discuss the unrest in his country.<br /><br />"We should discuss with our Turkish allies about a common stance for these divisions and conflicts between religious communities," he said. Bahrain, which is ruled by the Sunni Al-Khalifa royal family, has been rocked by Shiite-led demonstrations.<br /><br />"In the whole region we should have a strategic agreement on how we would proceed in this transformation process," he said, referring to the uprisings in the Arab world.<br /><br />Last month, Bahrain's Crown Prince Sheikh Salman offered to start an open dialogue over issues that instigated the month-long protests in central Manama. But the Shiite-led opposition says it refuses to be coerced into talks, demanding a "correct" environment for negotiations aimed at solving political issues in the Gulf state.</p>
<p>"What is happening in Bahrain is now at a very dangerous stage. There is stability but, we are absolutely afraid of the division between religious communities," Al-Khalifa told in an interview with over-voice translation.<br /><br />Al-Khalifa said Turkey and Bahrain should have a common policy on the divison between religious communities in the Islamic world. The Bahraini foreign minister visited pre-dominantly Muslim Turkey to discuss the unrest in his country.<br /><br />"We should discuss with our Turkish allies about a common stance for these divisions and conflicts between religious communities," he said. Bahrain, which is ruled by the Sunni Al-Khalifa royal family, has been rocked by Shiite-led demonstrations.<br /><br />"In the whole region we should have a strategic agreement on how we would proceed in this transformation process," he said, referring to the uprisings in the Arab world.<br /><br />Last month, Bahrain's Crown Prince Sheikh Salman offered to start an open dialogue over issues that instigated the month-long protests in central Manama. But the Shiite-led opposition says it refuses to be coerced into talks, demanding a "correct" environment for negotiations aimed at solving political issues in the Gulf state.</p>