Leaders convene at historic Asean-GCC Summit, Malaysia calls for an end to oppression of Palestinians


RIYADH: Leaders of Asean and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) convened for the first time at the blocs' historic summit here on Friday (Oct 20), with Malaysia Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim calling upon the international community to put an end to the disproportionate treatment and flagrant hypocrisy against the Palestinians.

He said the international community must no longer turn a blind eye to the atrocities and must address the root causes of the Palestine-Israel conflict.

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