September 30, 2012
No to International Mediator Role, says Dr. Mahathir
by Bernama
NEW YORK: Former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has ruled out receiving up a purpose of an general go-between similar to a ones achieved by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair or United States (US) President Jimmy Carter.
He pronounced this during an informal meeting with Malaysian students upon Saturday at a Malaysian United Nations (UN) mission in New York.
After a conferring of a Rafik Hariri United Nations Habitat Memorial Award upon Mahathir Friday night, a little guest were secretly asking if he would not make a great go-between for solution general disputes, given his wide-ranging general knowledge as well as his elder statesman status.
"No, you don't think you am competent for such a role," he told Bernama, adding in a lighter capillary which a "world will not listen to me as well as people will do what they likeso, you would discount such a role."
Mahathir looked relaxed as he fielded questions from a students upon issues ranging from a political incident in Malaysia as well as Malaysia's passing from one to another to a developed nation, to a China-Japan conflict.
"You need a strong supervision to conduct a multi-racial, multi-cultural as well as multi-religious nation like Malaysia," Mahathir noted.
Return home, students told
He also suggested a students not to dont think about a culture as well as values they brought from home when study in a West.
"We proceed to change in terms of a values as well as culture after staying in developed countries. Some might even contend which you (in Malaysia) are not as progressive as in a count! ries whe re you have studied.When you review something great with something better, afterwards your own nation doesn't look so good. But when you review your nation with something not so good, afterwards even a bad things proceed to look good," he told a students.
He also urged Malaysian students to lapse home after completing their studies as well as offer their imagination for nation-building.
"Help Malaysia realise a goal of becoming a developed nation by 2020," Mahathir said, pointing out which Malaysia, notwithstanding a global downturn, was still flourishing as well as "defying gravity", as a Financial Times not long ago put it.
Looking mentally sharp as well as alert for his age, 87-year-old Mahathir recalled which at a time of Independence from British colonial rule, Malaysia seemed to have been written off, with critics observant which a nation would not survive because of a multi-ethnic as well as multi-racial composition.
"We decided to share a wealth between a communities - Malay, Chinese as well as Indian. It's improved to have a not as big cut of a baked sweat bread than a full cake.
"By sharing a cake, you offering opportunities to a other communities as well," he said, explaining which Malaysia had thus ensured mercantile expansion as well as prosperity.
Striking a balance
He pronounced which Malaysia was sanctified by inlet and, distinct a little of a neighbours, had not been at a reception end of healthy disasters.Mahathir also spoke against corruption, observant which a person giving bribe was as guilty as a person receiving it.
On a recent riots in multiform Muslim countries over an anti-Islam movie made by an individual in a US, he pronounced which he favoured leisure of expression though there were stipulations to it, quite when it hurt a feelings of others.
On a escalating China-Japan tensions as well as a US purpose in a conflict, he said: "You have to be peaceful to compromise as well ! as set u pon a balance."
He cited Malaysia's examples in reaching deals with a neighbours by receiving a 'reasonable stand' when conflicts or issues arose.
Mahathir as well as his mother Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali were welcomed at a mission by Malaysian Ambassador in Washington, Othman Hashim.
Muhammad Afiq Hassan, a tyro at a Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey, review out a welcome address upon interest of a students.
- Bernama
Read More @ Source More Barisan Nasional (BN) | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) | Sociopolitics Plus |
No comments:
Post a Comment