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Diplomat recall should be sorted out prudently, internally - Syed Hamid
The move by the Foreign Ministry to recall the Malaysian ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Malaysian consul general in Dubai for failing to coordinate administrative and logistical matters during the prime minister's visit to the UAE late last month needs to be resolved prudently and internally.
Former foreign minister Syed Hamid Albar (above) stressed that politicisation of the issue by any party would not only affect the image of the ministry and the government, but also Malaysia's reputation at the international level.
“The practice of recalling diplomats due to a huge flaw...
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