“Dr. Nabil al-Arabi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, welcomes the Bahraini Monarch's announcement about starting a national dialogue in Bahrain in order to put an end to the Bahraini crisis,” said Ambassador Menha Bakhom, spokeswoman for Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Bakhom added that al-Arabi believes the comprehensive dialogue, which includes all Bahraini people, is the only way to establish the values of democracy, freedom and citizenship. It is the only way to address all the problems caused by sectarian polarization, which goes against both modern times and true Islam. The spokeswomen also added that al-Arabi believes a Bahraini national dialogue can achieve the legal hopes of the Bahraini people and put an end to the Bahraini crisis.