Israeli, ministers meeting rapped

Fri, 01 Oct 1999 | Source: AFP

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's foreign minister came under fire on Thursday from the Islamic opposition party for a meeting he held with the Israeli foreign minister at the United Nations.

Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) described Israel as a "terrorist" country and said the meeting "disgraced Muslims and Malaysians."

Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar and the foreign minister of the state of Israel, David Levy, in New York focussed on cooperation and the relationship between Malaysia and Israel.

It said Syed Hamid passed on Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's congratulations Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak for his victory in the recent general elections.

Malaysia's government does not recognize Israel and has been an outspoken supporter of the Palestinian cause over the years.

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