1MALAYSIA TO BE REALISED THROUGH EVOLUTION, SAYS PM

KUALA LUMPUR, May 2 (Bernama) -- The contents of the 1Malaysia concept will
be realised through evolution, said Prime Minister Najib Razak.

"It's a process, it's a journey and it will not happen overnight.

"I wish you all to join me in this journey towards 1Malaysia," he said when
here Saturday.

"We will get there as one people and when that happens, Malaysia would be
truly united and become a prosperous country," he said.

He said 1Malaysia was not just a mere political statement that could simply
be expressed in words, but it needed substance.

"First of all, it is to accept the idea of one people. We might be diverse
in the context of ethnic, sub-ethnic and culture and many respects but we can be
together as one people and that is the essence of 1Malaysia," he said.

Najib said Malaysians must believe in mutual respect and should go beyond
the concept of tolerance which was acceptance, and thus lead to reaching a
higher level of understanding in terms of one people.

The Prime Minister also said that his presence at the function could be
considered as one his walkabouts since taking office as the country's chief
executive.
-- BERNAMA