Kuala Lumpur: The statement by Prime Minister’s Special Envoy to China Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing on US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s controversial visit to Taiwan does not reflect the Foreign Ministry’s stand, said Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah.
“That was not a statement that was discussed with Wisma Putra (Malaysian Foreign Ministry),” the Foreign Minister told reporters after launching the book titled Genta Telah Berbunyi authored by Raja Ahmad Aminullah, here, Saturday.
Saifuddin said he had made known his views on the issue during the 55th Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) and Related Meetings in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on August 3.
In a statement following the meeting, Asean foreign ministers in voicing their concern over the latest regional development had warned that the ongoing volatility caused by tensions in the Taiwan Strait could destabilise the region and lead to “miscalculation, serious confrontation, open conflicts and unpredictable consequences among major powers”.
It called for maximum restraint, refraining from provocative action and upholding the principles enshrined in the United Nations Charter and the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in South-east Asia (TAC).
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