Mahathir's remark discussed in U.S.

Mahathir's remark discussed in U.S.

KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Malaysian diplomats have met with Jewish
leaders in the United States to discuss Prime Minister Mahathir
Mohamad's remarks about Jews, the foreign minister said
yesterday.

Mahathir has blamed currency speculators -- most prominently
George Soros -- and reportedly a Jewish conspiracy for the
drastic devaluation of the Malaysian currency, the ringgit.

"Malaysian Embassy officials have met representatives of the
Jewish community in the United States to explain the actual
situation," Malaysian Foreign Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi was
quoted as saying by Bernama news agency.

He did not give details of the meetings.

Diplomats were in touch with members of the U.S. Congress who
had introduced a resolution calling on Mahathir to apologize or
resign for reportedly making anti-Jewish comments, he said.