During a joint media conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday (Feb 11), Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said Asean had taken a firm position in supporting a long-lasting ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, with Malaysia pledging to give its utmost support to the territory’s reconstruction efforts.
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00:00We shall now proceed with the joint press conference.
00:03I have the full honor to invite...
00:04Gaza and Palestine are the two topics where the Malaysian stance deserves appreciation.
00:20The resolution of the issue depends on ending the Israeli occupation, which remains the
00:24core problem.
00:32I think just like it was the case previously, as a result of the latest ceasefire, Israel
00:38failed to keep its promises.
00:41The Israeli occupation should end once and for all, and the destruction caused by the
00:47Israelis should be compensated.
00:49In this regard, the establishment of an independent, sovereign, and territorially integrated Palestinian
00:55state with East Jerusalem as its capital is essential, based on the 1967 borders.
01:02Turkey and Malaysia will continue their efforts and support for Palestine without slowing
01:07down.
01:08Assalamualaikum.
01:09Hi, Dato' Sri, President Erdogan, I'm Hanis from Burnama.
01:14My first...
01:15I have one question each for both of you.
01:17For Dato' Sri, given Malaysia's current role as ASEAN chair, how do you envision Turkey's
01:23role in strengthening its ties with ASEAN nations and contributing in cooperation of
01:29critical issues, such as the reconstruction of Gaza?
01:34Okay, my question for President Erdogan.
01:36What are Turkey's key priorities in strengthening ties with Malaysia, and how does this align
01:42with the country's broader engagement in Southeast Asia?
01:49ASEAN has taken a position to support urgent ceasefire in Gaza, and in the process we call
02:00reconstruction, we are committed to ensure that adequate support is given.
02:06The foreign minister, Thomas Hassan, last month had an engagement with all the foreign
02:11ministers where they reiterated that position.
02:15I'll continue engagement with all the leaders so that we can give the adequate support to
02:22the Japan initiative co-chaired with Malaysia for an immediate reconstruction of Gaza.
02:30Just like my distinguished brother mentioned, ASEAN member states will be most welcome to
02:45move together in order to eradicate the victimization of the Palestinian people in Gaza.
02:55How can we be of further help, whether it be humanitarian or financial?
03:01It's not a responsibility solely to be assumed by Malaysia nor Turkey.
03:07This is not something that we have – we can achieve alone, but if we were to move
03:12together as the ASEAN nations, we can surmount this enormous hurdle.
03:17As I have previously stated, this is a two-dimensional issue.
03:23Financial and humanitarian aid is required for Gaza.
03:33In-kind assistance will be required down the line, and I think we are more than capable
03:38of providing anything that is needed.
03:41These are some of the issues we have discussed bilaterally, but we haven't only focused
03:52on Palestine, but we also focused on Syria because there is no infrastructure or superstructure
03:57left behind.
03:59The country was destroyed, and thanks to the steps we might take forward jointly, we can
04:06focus on realizing infrastructure and superstructure projects in Syria as well.
04:13And our interlocutors will be focusing on these possible scenarios, and we will respond
04:19duly.
04:20Thank you so much.