Regime goes Schizophrenic as King Hamad touts “solid historical Bahraini-UK ties” while regime supporters decry “UK interference”

HM King Hamad Receives Letter from UK Premier
BNA – 26 January, 2012

Manama, Jan. 25. (BNA) – His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today received a letter from the UK Prime Minister David Cameron.

In the letter, Cameron lauded the fruitful results of HM the King’s visit to the UK in December, 2011 and its positive impact on the solid historical Bahraini-UK ties. David Cameron also hailed the steps taken by the kingdom recently to address the repercussions of last year’s incidents, citing the establishment of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI), and commitment to implement the recommendations featuring in its final report, with the support of international legal, security and human rights experts.

He also praised the kingdom’s signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Red Cross, which he considered as a “positive” move that will consolidate the kingdom’s reform march, expressing his country’s keenness to back the steps taken so as to ensure the country continuous stability and prosperity.

The UK Premier expressed hope that he will visit the Kingdom, following HM the King’s invitation, wishing that bilateral political and economic cooperation will grow further in 2012. …source