ANNAN: MALAYSIA CAN DO MORE
Kuala Lumpur: Former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan said there was much that Malaysia could do on the international stage, such as in the debate concerning the clash of civilisations and issues involving Islam and the West. He said the current debate was usually between those who saw the West as threatening their beliefs, their future and their political aspirations, and those in the West who saw Islam as an extremist religion and who took the activities and statements by extremists as representing Islam. “I wish that the majority would speak up. I think Malaysia has a voice and should use it more often.
he told a press conference here in Kuala Lumpur.
Annan proposed that Malaysia’s leadership get more involved in ogoing debates on the international stage. “I am encouraging Malaysia to take on is not limited to the conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians, but where we have debate between the coexistance of different religions, creeds and people. ” he said. “Malaysia could work with the international quartet and other countries to help find a solution. He said.
Zakaria Mohamad 
