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Pakatan-EU Meet Could Affect Nation’s Sovereignty

190 views · Published 29 January 2018 · 1:00 · Indexed 21 September 2026

Channel: 7Edition · 2018 · News & Politics

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Foreign Minister, Datuk Seri Anifah Aman has condemned Pakatan Harapan, PH leaders for meeting with European Union, EU envoys, claiming such a move will adversely affect the nation’s sovereignty and complicate its foreign policies.

In a statement, he said that the meeting, which occurred on January 25 between the top guns in Pakatan led by former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad as well as 14 EU ambassadors and three charges de affaires, also invited foreign interference.

During the meeting, which took place at the residence of Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the EU to Malaysia, Maria Castillo Fernández, opposition leaders had allegedly raised issues pertaining to the government's administration and requested foreign interference.

This comes as the EU Parliament decided on January 17 through the Renewable Energy Directive, directing only sustainably-produced palm oil can be imported into the EU market after 2020.

Datuk Seri Anifah also said Malaysia will not block ambassadors in their international diplomatic relations, but will not hesitate to defend its citizen’s rights and the country’s sovereignty, warning that it may strictly act on foreign parties who break international norms and values.

The Opposition’s efforts was also described as a desperate political move full of hypocrisy, as Tun Mahathir was highly critical of the West during his tenure as prime minister.

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