KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 — Malaysia’s role in the peace negotiations between Thailand and Cambodia is limited to coordination and facilitation, without imposing any conditions, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.
Anwar stressed that Malaysia has never forced either side during the peace process, but has merely acted as a mediator to ensure constructive dialogue.
“We only coordinated. I still remember when I brought both prime ministers (of Thailand and Cambodia) together, I told them — you decide the terms; I’m only here to help coordinate and promote peace,” he said during the Ministers’ Question Time in the Dewan Rakyat today.
He said that the parameters of the peace talks were entirely determined by Thailand and Cambodia, not by Malaysia.
“They set the parameters, not us. We didn’t impose any conditions for peace. Both countries reached their own agreement,” he said in reply to Datuk Seri Dr Shahidan Kassim (PN–Arau), who asked how Malaysia handled criticism from certain quarters regarding the peace negotiations. — Bernama
