"There is stability but, we are absolutely afraid of the division between religious communities"

Bahrain Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmad Al-Khalifa told Turkish TV channel NTV on Wednesday that the situation in Bahrain is 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. Al-Khalifa said Turkey and Bahrain should have a common policy on the division between religious communities in the Islamic world.

The Bahraini foreign minister visited Turkey to discuss the unrest in his country. "We should discuss with our Turkish allies about a common stance for these divisions and conflicts between religious communities," he said.

"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.