PM says east or west, Malaysia wants access to all markets

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said his administration intends to remain as neutral as possible with regard to foreign policies and sanctions by the “big powers”.

“We want to maintain good relations with all the countries of the world without caring about their policies or systems of government.

“Malaysia is a trading nation. We want to have access to all markets around the world, east or west, communist or non-communist, it is of no concern to us.

“Our business is to establish relations,” he told a press conference in Kuala Lumpur today.

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