00:30...sama-sama pada petang ini.
00:33Dan terutama ke Duta.
00:36Ini yang kestimewaan saya sebut tahun lalu pun.
00:40Di Kusma Putera ini.
00:42Saya undang pun takkan selama ini berduta.
00:46Duta ini semuanya dia menang kiblat dia kepada Kusma Putera.
00:51Tapi ada baiknya dan saya tercaya sahaja baik.
00:54Karena menunjukkan jalinan hubungan kerjasama dan juga prestasi Menteri Luar kita.
00:59Yang amat membanggakan kita semua.
01:05Saya sendirian hal ini kerana sesungguhnya prestasi kita setahil panjang tahun lalu.
01:12Dalam hubungan antara bangsa.
01:14Menembusi kawasan ASEAN yang menjadi keutamaan kita.
01:18Dan jiran-jiran dapat kita.
01:20Singapura, Thailand, Brunei, Indonesia.
01:25Dan seluruh antara ASEAN ini.
01:29Kemudian menerobos ke Asia.
01:33Eropa.
01:34Dan berbaru ini ke Amerika Latin.
01:36Dan masuk Peru sebelumnya dan Brazil.
01:40Dan Selatan Afrika.
01:42Juga Ethiopia dan Kenya.
01:45Ini menunjukkan bahawa kapasiti dan keupayaan pengaruh yang dibawa oleh Tuk Ma'asan dan keluarga Kusma ini.
01:58Bukan saja sekadar mengadakan kunjungan.
02:02Tetapi kunjungan yang memberikan erti kesan.
02:05Yang memberi manfaat akhirnya.
02:08Arti persahabatan.
02:09Arti persaudaraan.
02:11Arti jarak dan kerjasama antara negara.
02:14Dan yang penting juga adalah memberi ruang dan kesempatan.
02:18Mengangkat mertabat Malaysia bagi negara dagang dan negara yang bersahabat dengan semua.
02:24Excellencies and ladies and gentlemen.
02:26Thank you very much for your presence this evening.
02:29This is of course a very interesting, unique tradition in Malaysia.
02:35Where we invite colleagues.
02:39Tonight, of course, primarily focus on the foreign ministry and fellow ambassadors, high commissioners.
02:46But also friends who are Muslims and non-Muslims.
02:50In all our functions, we make sure that there is that feeling of inclusiveness, of comradeship.
02:58Now I use the word comrade.
03:00They need to hypersensitive about it.
03:04But there is a sense, a true sense of togetherness and respect.
03:11And this is one of the key elements in the Madani framework is the issue of respect.
03:16Societies can excel economically.
03:20And can of course achieve phenomenal growth.
03:25Economic and digital transformation, etc.
03:29But the survivor of any country, particularly a multi-racial, multi-religious country like Malaysia.
03:37Would depend on our ability and capacity to embrace one another.
03:44It is one great family.
03:47And proud.
03:48It is a Malaysian.
03:50Criss-crossing the country.
03:51And even before Ramadan, during the Chinese New Year.
03:57And before that is the Punggal of the Hindu tradition.
04:01And then now Ramadan Kareem.
04:05You can see this sense among the vast majority of people.
04:11The stories of respect is unique.
04:15Can you imagine, for example, in Malaysia, the Chinese decided to organize a function to celebrate Chinese New Year a
04:29few days before Chinese New Year.
04:30Just to accommodate the feeling of their brother, Muslim, and sisters.
04:37To be able to rejoice together in a function where everybody can have a great feast.
04:44And I told my Chinese colleagues, particularly the chamber, who had this organized massive function.
04:51I said, I don't mind, even if you have it during Ramadan, it is daytime, I will not eat.
04:57At night, I will eat.
04:59But the sense of respect and tolerance is there.
05:02But you see, they took this extra mile, extra effort, just to show that they are Malaysians and they care
05:11for the feeling of others.
05:14Similarly, function that we have tonight.
05:16I am sure that my husband knows so precisely many of you don't fast.
05:22I mean, there are non-Muslims.
05:24But they pretend to be hungry and they join us in the iftar.
05:30And we take it as, you know, part of this tradition that embrace, accommodate, and respect.
05:39And similarly, during the Christmas end of last year.
05:44And we have the Chinese New Year, as I said, and the Taipusam.
05:50Because Taipusam is pure in your religious ritual,
05:53I took Great Prince to attend the Taipusam prior to this religious ceremony,
06:00just to show that as Malaysians, we must be able to accommodate and respect,
06:04whilst preserving our faith, moral values.
06:10So, this is the occasion to rejoice,
06:14because you see that sense of, as I said, the spirit of unity is across the board.
06:25But unfortunately, we only hear and pick the noise among some, you know, political leaders
06:34who choose to only to create issues or mischief or only problems.
06:41But across the country, you can walk in the city at any time
06:47and you realize that whether you are Chinese or Malay or Indian or Iban or Kadazal,
06:53there is that much of tolerance and respect.
06:56And I think we have to take all the effort possible to preserve this.
07:01But coming back to the foreign ministry,
07:04I must again reiterate my profound respect and appreciation,
07:08although I do give sometimes some short lectures here and there,
07:14but they have done, particularly last year,
07:20in the ASEAN year, before the Philippines,
07:23my dear brother, Marcos will then still,
07:31and now they have taken that championship.
07:35But prior to that, the whole of last year,
07:37you can see this sense of dedication.
07:40Amran, eh?
07:41Mana itu Sri Amran, yes.
07:43He and his team,
07:46under the guidance of the foreign minister,
07:49doing a superb job.
07:52It gives us so much satisfaction.
07:55And so many of our colleagues,
07:58I'm sure many of you ambassadors and high commissioners,
08:02agree with me.
08:04It is a splendid job done by the team.
08:08And the team, the core of the team is, of course,
08:10Isma Putra.
08:11Thank you very much again.
08:16I think that's the only message that I have for you tonight.
08:23Relax.
08:25Nothing very strong and serious.
08:27I come to thank you.
08:28I think that you might expect me to say that too.
08:31I'm joking.
08:33I'm joking.
08:33So thank you again for joining us in this occasion.
08:37And may Allah give us the strength
08:40to continue the resolve,
08:43to work harder,
08:44and to preserve
08:46not only the unity,
08:47but sanity,
08:49not only here,
08:50but internationally.
08:51My main concern about international politics,
08:55which I don't want to actually touch upon now,
08:58is there is a need to bring back sanity
09:01among political leaders.
09:04May Allah give us that light.
09:06Not too much in this region,
09:08but some other regions.
09:10So thank you again.
09:11Wassalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh.
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