PKR never a member of Liberal International, says PM

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PKR was never a member of the United Kingdom-based Liberal International, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.  The PKR president also said he hopes the issue will not be politicised anymore.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/2j9mevtf  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 On the issue of Liberal International,

00:02 as you can see, we have never been a member.

00:07 We were initially an associate,

00:10 but because of their decisions,

00:14 including the recognition of LGBT and Israeli identity,

00:19 we did not become a member.

00:21 I hope that this will not be politicized.

00:23 I was present at the Liberal International conference,

00:26 which is a new information, in Cairo.

00:29 I gave the main speech.

00:32 But at that time,

00:34 besides the representative of the Egyptian government,

00:36 at that time, Hussein Mubarak, the Minister was present,

00:39 also Ayman Nour, a former head of the opposition,

00:41 who became a candidate for president against Hussein Mubarak,

00:44 and Wakil Ikhwan, Muslim Brotherhood.

00:50 And after that, I met with the Ikhwan Council,

00:54 at that time, led by Mahdi Akif,

00:57 the chief of the council, and Mursi,

01:00 Dr. Mursi, before he became president.

01:03 They followed my speech.

01:05 And Mahdi Akif was congratulated.

01:07 He said, "Anwar, be present at the Liberal International

01:10 and state our firm position

01:13 against cruelty, giving rights to the people,

01:16 and also protesting against Palestine."

01:18 So, imagine, it is different from our opinion.

01:23 I was present, right.

01:24 We were present at the United Nations.

01:27 The United Nations is an Israeli member.

01:30 It was recognized by the UN.

01:33 But we were present as a member.

01:35 It doesn't mean we have anything to do with Israel.

01:38 We have no connection with Israel.

01:40 So, the Liberal International,

01:42 but it is true what Muhammad said,

01:45 because of its founding,

01:47 the issue of LGBT,

01:48 we asked to clarify, but we cannot clarify.

01:50 It was brought up in the Bureau of Politics.

01:52 It is about Israel.

01:53 Therefore, we broke off the relationship.

01:55 And it was informed by the Minister of Communications,

01:59 as the head of the Department of Defense,

02:01 and informed that it was removed.

02:03 It means that there is a right.

02:05 But if you ask,

02:07 in relation to Brookings,

02:10 to several international bodies,

02:12 that I was present,

02:13 including the so-called

02:15 "Muasasah Mustakbal",

02:18 Foundation for the Future.

02:20 I was present.

02:22 I was the spokesman.

02:24 But there is a right.

02:26 When the problem of Israeli education arose,

02:29 I said that was our limit.

02:31 But I continued to debate all other issues.

02:35 For example, in ASEAN,

02:38 the education of the countries is different.

02:41 Filipinos are more inclined to agree with American education,

02:46 even though it is not as strict.

02:48 But we, in the relationship of two issues,

02:50 are still good with Filipinos.

02:52 In the issue of Palestine,

02:54 only Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei

02:57 seem to be very strong in agreement.

02:59 The others we have a relationship,

03:00 and we ask,

03:01 as I met with the new Prime Minister of Thailand,

03:04 Setar,

03:05 I ask, if possible,

03:06 not to be too strong

03:08 with the establishment of the American stomach in the Palestine issue,

03:11 because this will be offensive and cause concern

03:14 among some of the people of Thailand and Malaysia.

03:17 Thank you.

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