Putrajaya, Malaysia. File photo BANGKOK, May 8 Malaysia as a matter of principle does not announce unilateral sanctions against anyone, Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah said on Friday. The Malaysian Foreign Minister spoke at a press briefing where he was asked to comment on the wide-ranging sanctions imposed by the US and its allies on Russia.» This has always been a matter of principle for Malaysia. If sanctions are announced, they must go through the UN, and if the UN passes a resolution on sanctions, then, as a member of the UN, you must respect and comply this is a decision,” the minister said, quoted by the BERNAMA news agency. Referring to the Russian special military operation in Ukraine, the minister said that Malaysia “does not join any of the parties to the conflict.” “We continue to call on both sides to end the conflict. We know that there are people who are making efforts for the two sides to end the conflict.We are not involved in this process to that extent, however we communicate with various actors who are actively working on this,» Saifuddin Abdulla added.
