Najib: N. Korean envoy was ‘diplomatically rude’


KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said on Tuesday that comments by the North Korean ambassador casting doubt over a Malaysian investigation into the killing of the estranged half-brother of North Korea’s leader were "diplomatically rude."

"The statement by the ambassador was totally uncalled for. It was diplomatically rude. But Malaysia will stand firm," Najib told reporters.

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