Practice moderation in politics, urges ex-diplomat

By Lisa J. Ariffin

Razali pronounced there was no choice though to pull for mediation here as well as abroad. Picture by Jack Ooi

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 4 The Malaysian government should adopt the assuage approach in its political structure, Tan Sri Razali Ismail pronounced today.

If you demeanour at the governing body in this country, it is really much total ostracism of the alternative side, Razali told reporters currently at the Global Movement of Moderates (GMM) 2012 press discussion here.

So maybe you can proviso in governing body of mediation in this country, where Im sure the lot of Malaysians wants something to occur that approach moderation, he added.

The shrewd person was responding to whether he believed the judgment of mediation would expand to mainstream standing worldwide.

It isnt the subject of idea here. It has to be made, you have to do this, as well as not just internationally, you have to do it in this country, he said.

So dont demeanour as well far away, demeanour at our own country. There have been improvements you can deal with in conditions of our political structure, he added.

The GMM, organized by International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Alumni Association came after Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razaks speech during the United Nations (UN) General Assembly 2010 where he called for members as well as leaders of worlds major faiths to censure as well as reject their own extremists as well as jointly await the movement of moderates.

Razali pronounced GMM would offer as an critical platform that can be used to articulate make up in the facets of security, politics, military, economics as well as social.

I hold it can be done as well as we hold the lot of people in Malaysia as well as everywhere else want this to happen, he said.

The GMM international discussion that will begin upon Jan 17 for 3 days has receive! d overwh elming reply from participants all over the world. 300 representatives from over 60 countries have reliable their attendance as participants.

GMM strives to be the lax confederation of like-minded individuals, organisations, state-actors, non-state actors as well as intellectuals that is consistent with the framework of the UN.