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SUMMARY OF MINISTRIES ACTIVITIES IN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
MALAYSIA
73rd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 73)
The Prime Minister led the Malaysian delegation to the 73rd United Nations
General Assembly in New York from 23 to 30 September 2018. He delivered the
State Statement at the Public Debate Session on 28 September 2018 which
focused on the theme of the year's General Assembly, 'Making the United Nations
Relevant to All People: Global Leadership and Shared Responsibilities for
Peaceful, Equitable and Sustainable Societies'. Some of the key points of the
Prime Minister's speech during the General Debate Session are as follows:
the new Malaysian Government will strongly support UN principles in
international relations;
the new Malaysian Government will seek to ratify the remaining UN
instruments on human rights protection with regard to the composition of
Malaysians composition of various ethnicities, religions, cultures and
languages. The Government will provide space and time for the people to
engage in dialogues so that decisions can be made based on democracy;
issues of oppression of Palestinians: Prime Minister stressed the importance
of Palestinians reclaiming their homeland and establishing a free and
sovereign Palestinian state;
issues of the Rohingya Muslim community in the Rakhine Region of Myanmar:
The Prime Minister expressed that although Malaysia believes in the principle
of not interfering with the internal affairs of other countries, the world should
not only observe the massacres in Rakhine Region;
the Prime Minister touched on how free trade has an impact on developing
countries with small industries no longer protected, quoting Malaysian palm oil
as an example;
the Prime Minister submitted a proposal for the use of veto power whereby at
least two veto powers supported by three non-permanent members of the
Security Council are required to reject a Security Council resolution; and
the Prime Minister called on member states to continue to support the UN by
providing sufficient funds to the UN.
The Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and senior officials of the Ministry also
attended and delivered statements at various UN, ASEAN, Islamic Cooperation
(OIC) meetings, the Commonwealth, Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), Group of 77
and the People's Republic of China, and the Asian Cooperation Dialogue and
several other meetings from 23 to 30 September 2018.
The involvement of the Prime Minister and Malaysia as a whole has enhanced
Malaysia's profile as a country playing an active role in the UN and achieve its
objectives from the aspects of multilateral and bilateral diplomacy. Malaysia's
involvement in the UN General Assembly presented an opportunity for Malaysia
to highlight the foreign policy of the Malaysian Government and protect the
interests of the country.
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MALAYSIA
73rd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 73)
The Prime Minister led the Malaysian delegation to the 73rd United Nations
General Assembly in New York from 23 to 30 September 2018. He delivered the
State Statement at the Public Debate Session on 28 September 2018 which
focused on the theme of the year's General Assembly, 'Making the United Nations
Relevant to All People: Global Leadership and Shared Responsibilities for
Peaceful, Equitable and Sustainable Societies'. Some of the key points of the
Prime Minister's speech during the General Debate Session are as follows:
the new Malaysian Government will strongly support UN principles in
international relations;
the new Malaysian Government will seek to ratify the remaining UN
instruments on human rights protection with regard to the composition of
Malaysians composition of various ethnicities, religions, cultures and
languages. The Government will provide space and time for the people to
engage in dialogues so that decisions can be made based on democracy;
issues of oppression of Palestinians: Prime Minister stressed the importance
of Palestinians reclaiming their homeland and establishing a free and
sovereign Palestinian state;
issues of the Rohingya Muslim community in the Rakhine Region of Myanmar:
The Prime Minister expressed that although Malaysia believes in the principle
of not interfering with the internal affairs of other countries, the world should
not only observe the massacres in Rakhine Region;
the Prime Minister touched on how free trade has an impact on developing
countries with small industries no longer protected, quoting Malaysian palm oil
as an example;
the Prime Minister submitted a proposal for the use of veto power whereby at
least two veto powers supported by three non-permanent members of the
Security Council are required to reject a Security Council resolution; and
the Prime Minister called on member states to continue to support the UN by
providing sufficient funds to the UN.
The Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and senior officials of the Ministry also
attended and delivered statements at various UN, ASEAN, Islamic Cooperation
(OIC) meetings, the Commonwealth, Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), Group of 77
and the People's Republic of China, and the Asian Cooperation Dialogue and
several other meetings from 23 to 30 September 2018.
The involvement of the Prime Minister and Malaysia as a whole has enhanced
Malaysia's profile as a country playing an active role in the UN and achieve its
objectives from the aspects of multilateral and bilateral diplomacy. Malaysia's
involvement in the UN General Assembly presented an opportunity for Malaysia
to highlight the foreign policy of the Malaysian Government and protect the
interests of the country.
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