Wisma Putra summons Chinese ambassador over airspace intrusion

 

Foreign minister Hishammuddin Hussein said Malaysia was seriously concerned about the matter of Chinese air force planes flying over our airspace.

PETALING JAYA: Wisma Putra will summon the Chinese ambassador for an explanation after the republic’s air force planes flew over Malaysian airspace yesterday.

“I will also relay Malaysia’s serious concern on the matter to my counterpart in China,” foreign minister Hishammuddin Hussein said in a brief statement.

The ministry will also issue a “diplomatic note of protest” to Beijing against the intrusion.

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