March 3, 2011 6:45 PM

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Bahrain's Shiite opposition ready for talks with government

In Bahrain, opposition has said that it is ready to talk with the government about political changes. A leading opposition member of Shiite group Al Wefaq, Abdul Jalil Khalil has said that opposition will talk to the crown prince. He added that opposition groups will present their demands and a framework for dialogue. Khalil however said that no date has been set for the beginning of the talks.The opposition has previously called for formation of a constitutional monarchy that would have an elected government. Some of the protesters camped out in the capital's Pearl Square are demanding that the monarchy step aside altogether after security forces killed seven protesters.

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