MALAYSIA SUPPORTS THE CALL FOR THE 10TH EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 26 OCTOBER 2023
MALAYSIA SUPPORTS THE CALL FOR
THE 10TH EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
26 OCTOBER 2023
On 23 October 2023, the President of the General Assembly announced that he will convene the 39th meeting of the 10th Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly on Thursday, 26 October 2023 at the General Assembly Hall, United Nations Headquarters, New York.
Malaysia, along with Brunei, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Maldives, Timor Leste and Vietnam, supported the request by the Arab Group and the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Group for the resumption of the 10th Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly following a veto cast on a draft resolution at the Security Council addressing the grave situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem.
As a strong proponent of the Palestinian cause, Malaysia remains steadfast in voicing its support for the Palestinians’ inalienable right to self-determination, from its prolonged occupation and annexation of its territory occupied since 1967. Therefore, Malaysia is committed to participating in the United Nations Security Council High-Level Open Debate on the Situation in the Middle East on 24 October 2023, and the 10th Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly on 26 October 2023.
Malaysia strongly urges immediate cessation of all acts of violence including acts of terror, provocation, incitement and destruction by the Occupying Power. Malaysia wishes to remind all States that one cannot advocate for human rights, while at the same time ignoring the atrocities towards the Palestinians.
Malaysia stands firm by our principled position that the Palestinians deserve their own independent and sovereign state, based on the pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its Capital. Malaysia stands ready to work with all parties towards a peaceful and amicable solution to the conflict.
PUTRAJAYA
25 October 2023