Malaysia to uphold neutral stand on Middle East conflict – Mahathir

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia — Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad will maintain a neutral stance and not be dragged into the Middle East conflict.

“Saudi Arabia is at war. We don’t want to be involved in any foreign war… we will not be accused of helping any aggressive wars,” he said, citing strikes by a Saudi-led coalition on Yemen and Saudi’s conflict with Qatar.

To recall, the Malaysian government has shut a Saudi-backed anti-terrorism center launched last year and plans to withdraw Malaysian troops from the kingdom.  /kga