Palestine Wants To Step Up Brotherhood Ties, In Merdeka Message

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Palestinian Ambassador to Malaysia Walid Abu Ali congratulated the government and the people of Malaysia on its 2022 National Day which will be celebrated Wednesday. "Praying to Allah the Almighty to bestow Malaysia and its brotherly people with happiness, success, progress and prosperity," he said in a statement on Tuesday. He reiterated the determination of the Palestinian government and its people to further strengthen and bolster the existing bilateral relations that were based on brotherhood and mutual respect and achieve substantial and tangible progress in every possible avenue of cooperation for the two nations. Abu Ali noted that Palestinians highly appreciated the unwavering steadfast support of Malaysia towards the Palestinian Just Cause. After a two-year lapse due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, Malaysia's National Day main celebration will be back on Aug 31 at Dataran Merdeka (Independence Square), here. -- BERNAMA