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MALAYSIA MUST PLAY PROACTIVE ROLE IN REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL GROUPING
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 (Bernama) -- Malaysia must be proactive to go regional and
international besides working within its regional and international groupings
for it to make a significant impact in the global arena, said Prime Minister
Najib Razak.
He said this was pertinent because as a relatively small nation, the voice of
Malaysia in the global stage could be limited.
“However, what we might not be able to do individually can be done through
combined efforts of a group of likeminded countries acting in concert,” he said
at the United Nations Association Malaysia (UNAM) 2010 dinner here Monday night.
His speech themed “Malaysia in a Globalised World: Prospects and Challenges” was
delivered by Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.
As such, the prime minister said serious attention must be given to
strengthening the Asean process as a vehicle for regional cooperation as well as a
platform for international activism in the collective interest.
“In my view, a strengthened and united Asean would be quite a force to be
reckoned with in the councils of the world,” he said.
He added that to ensure Asean's voice was heard on major international issues,
the regional grouping must also add sinews to its linkages and alliances with
other important international actors, such as its East Asian partners, namely
China, Japan and Korea, thereby strengthening the process of the emerging East
Asian community.
On its role on the international stage, Najib said Malaysia could also play a
constructive role in trying to bridge the widening gap between the West and the
Islamic world, given its own rich experience in managing a diversified society
which was multi-racial, multi-religious and multi-cultural.
"This unique position of Malaysia, which we are proud of and should make every
effort to preserve, is well recognized and was acknowledged by the President of
the United States.
"As we begin to play a bigger role in in the global arena, we must remind
ourselves that to be a credible bridge builder at the international level, we
will also have to strengthen our own unity at home and not take the ethnic
harmony that prevails amongst our people for granted,” he added.
He added that as a modern and moderate Muslim nation but also a
multi-religious one as well, Malaysia would be ready to join in these efforts while
at the same time continuing to play the role of a bridge-builder between the Muslim
world and the West so as to close the widening gap between the two sides.
Najib said Malaysia would also continue to have keen interest on matters
concerning international peace and security, and would "speak up and speak out"
whenever necessary in the interest of justice and equitability, including to
push for global nuclear disarmament.
“Under the aegis of the United Nations we will continue in whatever way we can
towards the resolutions of conflicts and maintenance of peace,” he said.
In the larger context of international diplomacy, the prime minister said that Malaysia would continue to champion among others the cause of injustice, human rights, developments and eradication of poverty, climate change and the environment, education and public health, fairer system of international trade and finance.
As such, Malaysia would also continue to work with other member states in efforts towards strengthening the world body, in the interest of enhancing the prestige and credibility of the UN, he said.
“What is most needed but extremely difficult to achieve is the revamping and tweaking the mechanism of the UN Security Council, whose decision-making process remains antiquated and undemocratic, being a relic of the immediate post-World War II period,” he said.
UNAM, formed in 1985, is a voluntary, independent, non-political, non-profit and non-governmental organisation. It has consultative status with the United Nations through the World Federation of UN Associations (WFUNA), which serves as the unofficial voice of the peoples of the world.
international besides working within its regional and international groupings
for it to make a significant impact in the global arena, said Prime Minister
Najib Razak.
He said this was pertinent because as a relatively small nation, the voice of
Malaysia in the global stage could be limited.
“However, what we might not be able to do individually can be done through
combined efforts of a group of likeminded countries acting in concert,” he said
at the United Nations Association Malaysia (UNAM) 2010 dinner here Monday night.
His speech themed “Malaysia in a Globalised World: Prospects and Challenges” was
delivered by Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.
As such, the prime minister said serious attention must be given to
strengthening the Asean process as a vehicle for regional cooperation as well as a
platform for international activism in the collective interest.
“In my view, a strengthened and united Asean would be quite a force to be
reckoned with in the councils of the world,” he said.
He added that to ensure Asean's voice was heard on major international issues,
the regional grouping must also add sinews to its linkages and alliances with
other important international actors, such as its East Asian partners, namely
China, Japan and Korea, thereby strengthening the process of the emerging East
Asian community.
On its role on the international stage, Najib said Malaysia could also play a
constructive role in trying to bridge the widening gap between the West and the
Islamic world, given its own rich experience in managing a diversified society
which was multi-racial, multi-religious and multi-cultural.
"This unique position of Malaysia, which we are proud of and should make every
effort to preserve, is well recognized and was acknowledged by the President of
the United States.
"As we begin to play a bigger role in in the global arena, we must remind
ourselves that to be a credible bridge builder at the international level, we
will also have to strengthen our own unity at home and not take the ethnic
harmony that prevails amongst our people for granted,” he added.
He added that as a modern and moderate Muslim nation but also a
multi-religious one as well, Malaysia would be ready to join in these efforts while
at the same time continuing to play the role of a bridge-builder between the Muslim
world and the West so as to close the widening gap between the two sides.
Najib said Malaysia would also continue to have keen interest on matters
concerning international peace and security, and would "speak up and speak out"
whenever necessary in the interest of justice and equitability, including to
push for global nuclear disarmament.
“Under the aegis of the United Nations we will continue in whatever way we can
towards the resolutions of conflicts and maintenance of peace,” he said.
In the larger context of international diplomacy, the prime minister said that Malaysia would continue to champion among others the cause of injustice, human rights, developments and eradication of poverty, climate change and the environment, education and public health, fairer system of international trade and finance.
As such, Malaysia would also continue to work with other member states in efforts towards strengthening the world body, in the interest of enhancing the prestige and credibility of the UN, he said.
“What is most needed but extremely difficult to achieve is the revamping and tweaking the mechanism of the UN Security Council, whose decision-making process remains antiquated and undemocratic, being a relic of the immediate post-World War II period,” he said.
UNAM, formed in 1985, is a voluntary, independent, non-political, non-profit and non-governmental organisation. It has consultative status with the United Nations through the World Federation of UN Associations (WFUNA), which serves as the unofficial voice of the peoples of the world.
