KANGAR, May 24 — Malaysia welcomes Turkey’s efforts to help the Rohingya refugees, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim.
He said more nations should emulate Turkey and that the move by the Turkish government had helped lighten the burden on Malaysia and other nations to resolve the refugee problem and help Muslims who are suppressed.
Shahidan told this to reporters when met after the closing ceremony of the 2015 National Muslim Brotherhood Convention here today. The event was closed by Raja Perlis Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail.
Shahidan added that border patrols must be tightened to ensure no refugees enter in Malaysia.
In Malacca, Dunia Melayu Dunia Islam (DMDI) president Tan Sri Mohd Ali Rustam said the Myanmar government had a responsibility to resolve the plight of its Rohingya community.
“The Myanmar government must take proactive steps to address this issue as the plight of its Rohingya community has drawn worldwide attention,” he told a press conference after chairing a workshop on climate change organised by the World Youth Foundation, which he chairs, here today.
He also called on world bodies like the UNHCR and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to do their part in addressing the issue of “boat people” in the Andaman Sea. —Bernama
