KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia will call for the Organisation for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to take a tougher stand and employ the maximum possible effort to protect Palestinians from Israel’s hostile acts, during the OIC virtual extraordinary meeting on Sunday.
Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, who will be representing the country in the meeting said Malaysia will continue to stand in strong solidarity with the people of Palestine in wake of Israeli aggression.
“At the meeting tomorrow, I will convey Malaysia’s strong and unequivocal stand against Israel’s aggressions to the OIC,” he said in a statement today.
The Virtual Open-Ended Extraordinary Meeting of the OIC Executive Committee at the Level of Foreign Ministers has been called to discuss the aggression by Israel, the occupying power in the Palestinian territories, particularly in Al-Quds Al-Sharif.
On another development, Hishammuddin said he has been in constant communication with Bruneian Foreign Affairs Minister II Datuk Seri Setia Haji Erywan Mohd Yusof and Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi to reach a consensus amongst Southeast Asian Muslim countries regarding Palestine.
“Collectively, we strongly condemn Israeli attacks against Palestinians, and call for Israel to immediately stop its aggression across the Occupied Palestinian Territories,” he said. – Bernama, May 15, 2021
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