KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has to train warning in positioning itself in its relations with other nations ìin view of the worldwide geopolitical issue that’s rising extra complicated, the Dewan Rakyat was told in the present day.
In this regard, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan mentioned each invitation to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to go to other nations, together with Russia, should be fastidiously deliberate and regarded.
“This is as a result of official visits sign the respect for Malaysia’s bilateral relations with other nations. Malaysia needs to place itself as the center state and never be seen as leaning in the direction of any facet as a result of Malaysia’s overseas coverage relies not solely on diplomatic relations but additionally on commerce ties.
“There are many invites, however not all invites want to be accepted… we’d like to be cautious. We don’t need to get caught up in the extra complicated world politics that would probably hurt our relations with other nations,“ he mentioned through the Minister’s Question Time session.
He was responding to a supplementary query from Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal (PN-Machang) concerning when the Prime Minister will make an official go to to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Meanwhile, Mohamad mentioned Malaysia’s want to be a part of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) is to make sure that the nation doesn’t contribute to a unipolar world (a scenario the place the vast majority of the world is managed by one energy in phrases of economic system, defence and cultural affect).
“BRICS is a platform for us to view the world as not overly tilted in the direction of any facet or managed by one entity alone. BRICS is a coalition of main nations, a free bloc that may amplify our voice in order that Malaysia can be heard on many platforms,“ he mentioned.
