Abridged version of the speech by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi at the opening of the Ministerial Meeting of the Committee on Palestine of the Non-Aligned Movement.
TWO weeks ago, as chairman of the 10th session of the OIC Summit, Malaysia had convened a special meeting on the Middle East, which issued an important declaration on Palestine. Today, Malaysia is convening this ministerial meeting to further respond to the continuing grave situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, which is threatening international peace and security. The movement cannot but address the situation with an equal measure of concern.