By SPA,
Putrajaya : Malaysia today called on the United Nations to convene a special general assembly to find a resolution to the Israeli atrocities against Palestine, Bernama reported.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the UN special general assembly could be held on the premise of “unity for peace”.
He said Malaysia’s permanent representative to the UN had been instructed to initiate discussions with contact groups of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and the Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC) to get the UN to convene the special general assembly.
“The world must firmly express itself and demand a resolution of the issue,” he said when addressing the monthly assembly of the Prime Minister’s Department, here.
Abdullah said only a special general assembly could negate any improper action of the United States.
Israel launched air strikes in the Gaza Strip a week ago and killed up to 500 Palestinians, many of them civilians.
Abdullah said the proposed special general assembly would allow for the arguments and decisions of all governments to be heard and considered.