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February 25, 2007
Malaysia: Malaysia Calls on Islamic Countries to Sever Ties With Israel
Malaysia, let us remember, is "a moderate Islamic Country": Malaysia proposes Islamic nations sever ties with Israel
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 25 (KUNA) -- Malaysia, as the chair of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), proposed that Islamic countries with established diplomatic relations with Israel sever these ties and recall their envoys in response to the Jewish state's atrocities against the Al-Aqsa Mosque.In a statement issued by BERNAMA, Malaysian Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said the proposal was put forward at an extraordinary meeting of OIC foreign ministers on Israeli aggression against the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem that was held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, two days ago.
"We suggested that Islamic countries having diplomatic relations with Israel sever the ties or recall their ambassadors temporarily to show that we are serious and do not engage in mere empty talk," he said.
Syed Hamid said that the proposal, though difficult to implement, was agreed to in principle by the OIC countries and that OIC Secretary-General Prof Dr Ekmeleddin Ihsan Oghlu was following up on the matter.[...]
Posted by Ruy Diaz at February 25, 2007 10:59 AM
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