BERNAMA – Palestine: Malaysia Supports Hague Group’s Efforts, But Uneasy With Preconditions

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 7 (Bernama) — Malaysia supports The Hague Group’s efforts to find a long-term resolution to the conflict in Gaza, but takes a cautious stance on the preconditions and content of the New York Declaration being debated at the international level, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.

He said Malaysia supports initiatives aimed at achieving lasting peace for the Palestinian people and the establishment of an independent state. However, he stressed that the country will not support any initiative that contradicts its foreign policy principles.

“We support The Hague Group in calling for an end to this (Israel’s atrocity) … but Malaysia is cautious in this effort because there are preconditions that we are uncomfortable with, making it difficult for us to endorse the outcome document issued by those countries.

“We agree with the main goal – the urgent establishment of an independent Palestinian state – but we are uneasy with the preconditions set, as many of them are not in line with Malaysia’s foreign policy,” he said during Minister’s Question Time in the Dewan Rakyat today.

He was responding to a question from Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman (PN-Sik) on the steps Malaysia is taking to urge the international community, particularly the United Nations (UN), to stop the ongoing attacks by the Zionist regime on Gaza.

— BERNAMA

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