SHAH ALAM: The government is holding a special meeting this evening following Iran's retaliatory attack on Israel, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic) said.
The meeting was scheduled to start at 6 pm.
He said the meeting, involving relevant ministers and ministry officials, will be held to formulate immediate measures that need to be taken.
This includes the repatriation of Malaysians in the affected countries, he added.
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“The tension and conflict currently occurring between Iran and Israel stem from the Zionist Israeli regime’s attack on the Iranian Consulate (in Syria), which actually violates international law, and violations usually provoke responses,” he said.
Anwar was speaking to newsmen after officiating the Fifth International Convention of Dr B.R. Ambedkar and the commemoration of the late Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and political leader’s 133rd anniversary here today.
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