His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam and the Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim highlighted the Myanmar and Gaza conflict in a joint statement following the 25th Brunei-Malaysia Annual Leaders’ Consultation on Monday.
The leaders discussed the recent developments in Myanmar and expressed deep concern regarding the ongoing violence and humanitarian situation in the country.
Both leaders reiterated the unified position that the Five-Point Consensus (5PC) remains as ASEAN’s main reference to address the political crisis in Myanmar and further called for the full and effective implementation of the 5PC by all parties.
Both Leaders reaffirmed their commitment to work closely with ASEAN and other external partners, including the United Nations to encourage progress in the implementation of the 5PC in its entirety, in line with the ASEAN Leaders’ Review and Decision on the Implementation of the Five-Point Consensus, with the end goal of finding a peaceful and durable solution, in the interest of the people of Myanmar.
Both leaders expressed grave concern over the dire situation in the Middle East and condemned the ongoing genocide and aggression in the Gaza Strip by the occupying power, which has resulted in catastrophic humanitarian disaster and massive loss of innocent lives.
The leaders urged the international community to work together in bringing an end to the continuing aggression and destruction, to avoid further spread of the conflict into the wider region. Both leaders also called on all parties to negotiate an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, to achieve lasting peace, security and stability in the region.
Both leaders remain in solidarity with the Palestinians in their struggle for peace, freedom and inalienable rights to self-determination, and underscored that a just and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can only be achieved by peaceful means, on the basis of international law, including international humanitarian law and human rights law and the relevant UN resolutions.
The leaders reaffirmed their full support for the establishment of an independent and sovereign state of Palestine based on pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
