Al-Khalifa regime in Bahrain said it will not paralyze the country in order to reach an agreement with the opposition, a deal which would send the current crisis in the country.

Al-Khalifa regime in Bahrain said it will not paralyze the country in order to reach an agreement with the opposition, a deal which would send the current crisis in the country.

In an interview with Agence France Presse, Information minister Samira Rajab said: “We can’t freeze the reformative project and the interests of the states in order to reach an agreement with one party.”

Al-Wefaq and four other opposition groups are boycotting Saturday's legislative and municipal polls in Bahrain, a key ally of Washington and home to the US Navy's Fifth Fleet.

The opposition wants a "real" constitutional monarchy with an elected prime minister independent from the ruling Al-Khalifa royal family.

However, she said that the “door o dialogue will never be shut, including with Al-Wefaq.”

Rajab also “insisted” that the regime forces would not tolerate "chaos".
"Violence is not allowed. It is tantamount to terrorism."

O the other hand, she denounced "foreign interference", saying it “fanned tensions and stood in the way of an agreement between the Bahraini opposition and the government.”

Rajab pointed to Tehran and said "Iran is a neighbour which whom we wish to have good relations".