UAE summons Swiss ambassador over U.N. Bahrain statement

Reuters

The United Arab Emirates summoned the Swiss ambassador on Sunday to denounce a statement Switzerland made to the United Nations Human Rights Council the week prior criticizing fellow Gulf state Bahrain’s human rights record.

The UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs told the Swiss ambassador “it was better if such issues were resolved through established bilateral channels between Bahrain and Switzerland,” according to a statement posted on state news agency WAM.

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