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Special parliament sitting on Gaza on 12 Jan (Updated)

January 7, 2009

Updated 8:44pm, 7 Jan 2009

PUTRAJAYA, 7 Jan 2009: The cabinet today agreed that parliament holds a special sitting on the Gaza onslaught on 12 Jan, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim.

He said the special sitting would be held in the morning.

The government as well as opposition Members of Parliament had been reported condemning the Israeli aggression and called for a ceasefire and an end to the crisis which began on 27 Dec.

The government had also called for an Emergency Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly to address the issue.

Rais said Malaysia would proceed with its initiative to call for the meeting if the United Nations Security Council failed to resolve the crisis within the next 48 hours.

Rais was speaking to reporters after attending a delegation meeting between Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Naji Otri at the Prime Minister’s Office, here.

The foreign minister said the UN emergency special session could be convened if the majority of the 192 member countries agreed to do so.

“It doesn’t need two-thirds majority. The UN clause stated a majority only,” he said.

Rais explained that the Security Council could not veto the emergency special session because its council members could only veto decision made within its framework only.

However, he cautioned that the United States might use its influence so that the emergency special session could not take place.

Another obstacle, Rais said, was that any matter related to war must be addressed by the Security Council first and could only be brought to the General Assembly after the Council had exhausted all avenues.

Malaysia, he said, did not give up its hope for the emergency special session to be convened.

“It is better than we just sit down and do nothing,” he added.            

On another matter, Rais said the Syrian Prime Minister, who is on a four-day official visit to Malaysia beginning yesterday, had decided to extend the visit by another one and a half day to visit Malacca or probably Iskandar, Johor. — Bernama

 

 

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Gaza, Israel, Palestinian, Parliament, Rais Yatim

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