PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has called for a peaceful transition that focuses on mutual respect in Syria, reported the New Straits Times.
He said Malaysia has a duty to support an independent Syria and the government was monitoring it on a daily basis.
"Concerning development in Syria. We are monitoring this daily and call for a peaceful transition that respects the various communities.
“Sectarian divides must be rejected and unity must be a guiding principle to build the nation," he said in his speech at the annual meeting of the Russia-Islamic World Group of Strategic Vision.
Earlier today, Syria's new transitional prime minister said it was time for "stability and calm" in the country, two days after longtime president Bashar al-Assad was toppled by rebels in a lightning offensive.
The rebels appointed Mohammad al-Bashir as the transitional head of government to run the country until March 1.
Meanwhile, on the continued attack on Gaza, Anwar has described it as the tragedy of the century and called for an end to colonialism in the country.
"The genocide continues with impunity. This sign of barbarism in this period and age is sickening for us to observe and see daily. Children and women and their property were plundered.
"You (Israel) colonise Palestine, you plundered their property, you squandered their wealth, and you dispossessed the land, property and life and the world seems to be silent. So, the moral fabric of the global community is gone," he said. - December 11, 2024
