KUALA LUMPUR: In a significant diplomatic move, Malaysia has conveyed its aspirations to end violence and accept Palestine as a full United Nations member (UN) member.
In his social media post this morning, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Foreign Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan delivered Malaysia's stand on the matter to the UN Secretary-General in New York yesterday (Jan 23).
"Malaysia's call aligns with the statement by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the Summit of Non-Aligned Movement Countries in Kampala, Uganda. Guterres affirmed the Palestinians' rights to establish an independent state, which cannot be denied," he said.
Emphasising that true peace and security can only be achieved by restoring rightful rights, Anwar said Malaysia asserts that oppression, violence, usurpation of rights, and apartheid policies must not prevail.
Otherwise, the prime minister said one day, whether now or in the future, those oppressed and denied all rights will rise against such injustice.
"Malaysia remains steadfast in its principled stance that Palestine has the right to form an independent and sovereign state based on the pre-1967 borders, with Al-Quds (Jerusalem) as its capital."
