Kuwait, Sep 28(BNA)A Kuwaiti National Assembly MP is being sued for making hostile statements against the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Kuwait Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Khalid Al-Jarallah announced the move tonight as he attended a ceremony hosted by the Chinese Embassy marking the annual establishment of the People’s Republic of China.

In a statement posted on Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), he deplored the hostile statements, adding that “any affront to Bahrain is also an affront to Kuwait”.

“We have received a memo of protest from Bahrain authorities which prompted us to take the necessary legal action”, he said.

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BNA 2039 GMT 2014/09/28