Najib: M’sia will defend true Islam with Saudi ‘brothers’
Prime Minister says Malaysia will stand “shoulder-to-shoulder” with Saudi Arabia in its fight against extremism and terrorism.
(FMT) – Declaring Saudi Arabia as Malaysia’s “brothers”, Prime Minister Najib Razak has vowed to stand together with them to defend Islam in their fight against extremism and terrorism.
Decrying the chaos, death and destruction unleashed by terrorists in the Middle East region, Najib, in his keynote address at the Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF) 2016 in Jeddah last night, said, “We stand shoulder-to-shoulder with you in this fight, and we will never tire in the battle to defend the true authentic Islam.”
According to a report in The Star Online, Najib also said he was proud that the Malaysian Armed Forces had the opportunity to participate in Northern Thunder, the largest military exercise in the Middle East and exclaimed how this cooperation would further cement coordination and cooperation between the 20 other countries that also took part in it.
Commenting of the long-standing ties the two countries shared that went as far back as the Malacca Sultanate, Najib said it was characterised by respect and added, “Indeed, I am proud to say that we are like brothers.”
