Malaysia Wants The Conflict In Syria To Be Resolved Politically
(Bernama) – Malaysia wants the bloody conflict going on in Syria currently to be resolved using a political approach instead of military intervention, said Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Hamzah Zainuddin.
He said this was among the issues that he emphasised upon at the 40th Session of the Foreign Ministers’ Meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Conakry, Republic of Guinea which had just concluded.
Speaking to the Malaysian media here Wednesday, Hamzah who arrived directly from the OIC meeting, said Kuala Lumpur wanted everyone and the conflicting groups in the Arab nation from both sides, the government and the opposition, to sit down to find a political solution to the conflict.
“I notice that the response had been very positive because after delivering my speech, many had asked for the text of my speech and I also received congratulatory messages from numerous countries…so the majority showed that this political approach was well received by the OIC member nations instead of putting pressure for military intervention,” he said.
Hamzah said that he had told the conference that the OIC could intervene by becoming an advisor or mediator at a peace talk that was being worked on involving all parties in Syria, to see that eventually everyone could sit down together and find a solution to the conflict that brought much destruction to property and lives.
Hamzah said that at the meeting, Kuala Lumpur had also asked the OIC to get in touch directly with the governments where there were conflicts between the Muslim minority in that country and the government such as in Myanmar.
He said Malaysia’s experience in helping to achieve peace in the conflicts in Mindanao, southern Philippines and in southern Thailand could be used to tackle the problems of the Muslim minorities who were having conflicts with their governments.
Hamzah said that at the OIC meeting, Malaysia had also given emphasis in terms of Malaysia’s position in supporting the Palestinian cause to form a sovereign nation that was acceptable to all nations in the world.
