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40743
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GAZA: MALAYSIA'S EFFORTS NOT IN VAIN - PM
PUTRAJAYA, Jan 15 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's efforts to get the United Nations to hold a special session to discuss Israel's brutalities in Gaza have not been in vain as the world body has agreed to hold the session in New York Thursday, Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said.
"I am satisfied that the efforts by Malaysia so far have not been in vain.
God willing, the main objective of getting the UN to hold the meeting will be
achieved," he said in his office here.
Abdullah said that he received a letter Wednesday, dated Jan 12, from United
Nations (UN) General Assembly president Miguel Brockman, informing him about the
special session.
In the letter, Brockman acknowledged having received two letters from
Abdullah, dated Jan 7 and 10, and that he had decided to call the meeting
Thursday.
The UN General Assembly president had earlier issued a notice to all UN
members that he would be calling the session on Jan 8.
However, Brockman deferred the session to a later date following the UN
Security Council meeting, in which a resolution calling for cease-fire in Gaza
was passed.
Abdullah said that in the letter, Brockman had expressed gratitude to
Malaysia's firm stance on the matter.
The UN's ultimate objectives in Gaza, said Abdullah, would be a cease-fire
which must be adhered to by all, a complete pullout of Israeli forces, and the
dismantling of blockades imposed by Israel on Gaza.
Should Israel refused to implement the objectives, Abdullah said, the UN
Security Council must pass a resolution to pave the way for the deployment of UN
peacekeeping forces to enforce the cease-fire.
In a special session on Monday, Malaysian parliament passed a 10-point
resolution which, among other things, called on the UN to hold a special session
with a theme of "Uniting For Peace".
The parliament session followed the failure of the UN Security Council
resolution to force Israel to pull out of Gaza.
More than 900 Palestinians have been killed since Israel invaded the area on
Dec 27.
"I am satisfied that the efforts by Malaysia so far have not been in vain.
God willing, the main objective of getting the UN to hold the meeting will be
achieved," he said in his office here.
Abdullah said that he received a letter Wednesday, dated Jan 12, from United
Nations (UN) General Assembly president Miguel Brockman, informing him about the
special session.
In the letter, Brockman acknowledged having received two letters from
Abdullah, dated Jan 7 and 10, and that he had decided to call the meeting
Thursday.
The UN General Assembly president had earlier issued a notice to all UN
members that he would be calling the session on Jan 8.
However, Brockman deferred the session to a later date following the UN
Security Council meeting, in which a resolution calling for cease-fire in Gaza
was passed.
Abdullah said that in the letter, Brockman had expressed gratitude to
Malaysia's firm stance on the matter.
The UN's ultimate objectives in Gaza, said Abdullah, would be a cease-fire
which must be adhered to by all, a complete pullout of Israeli forces, and the
dismantling of blockades imposed by Israel on Gaza.
Should Israel refused to implement the objectives, Abdullah said, the UN
Security Council must pass a resolution to pave the way for the deployment of UN
peacekeeping forces to enforce the cease-fire.
In a special session on Monday, Malaysian parliament passed a 10-point
resolution which, among other things, called on the UN to hold a special session
with a theme of "Uniting For Peace".
The parliament session followed the failure of the UN Security Council
resolution to force Israel to pull out of Gaza.
More than 900 Palestinians have been killed since Israel invaded the area on
Dec 27.
