MANAMA, MAY 07, SPA -- BAHRAIN'S PRIME MINISTER SHEIKH KHALIFA BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA HAS STRESSED THE NEED TO PRESERVE THE REGION'S SECURITY AND STABILITY AND KEEP IT AWAY FROM TENSIONS THAT ENDANGER WORLD PEACE AND INTEGRITY. IN A STATEMENT TO BAHRAINI NEWS AGENCY (BNA), HERE YESTERDAY, HE SAID "THE REGION CANNOT SUSTAIN FURTHER TENSIONS AND CONFLICTS THAT IMPACT NEGATIVELY ON ITS COUNTRIES. THE BAHRAINI PRIME MINISTER CALLED FOR A PEACEFUL DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION TO TEHRAN'S NUCLEAR DOSSIER BECAUSE ANY NEW CONFLICT IN THE REGION WILL IMPEDE THE ADVANCED LEVELS OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS IN THE GULF STATES. SHEIKH KHALIFA ALSO CALLED FOR FURTHER REINFORCEMENT OF REGIONAL COOPERATION AND REMOVAL OF IMPEDIMENTS TO STABILIZE THE REGION AND STRENGTHEN ITS SECURITY. THE BAHRAINI PRIME MINISTER'S REMARKS CAME DURING A MEETING WITH A NUMBER OF SENIOR OFFICIALS AT THE LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE ORGANS IN MANAMA THIS MORNING. --SPA www.spa.gov.sa/447403