Kuala Lumpur will not change policy on Asean

The city skyline of Kuala Lumpur seen in a photo taken on May 8, 2018. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
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Asean will continue to be a key plank of Malaysia's foreign policy under the new administration, Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah told The Straits Times in an interview yesterday.

He also said Kuala Lumpur will not make major shifts from its "fundamental principles of non-alignment, non-interference" and not supporting unilateral acts of aggression.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 25, 2018, with the headline Kuala Lumpur will not change policy on Asean. Subscribe