KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 15 09 | Bernama
-- Malaysia is willing to provide assistance to the Muslim community in southern Thailand in the interest of restoring peace and harmony in the restive region, said Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Maj Gen (Rtd) Datuk Jamil Khir Baharom.
He said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak's visit to Thailand to meet Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva recently was very significant towards this end besides enhancing the existing neighbourly ties between the two countries.
"The existence of a business network on the Malaysia/Thailand border proves the communities in both countries need each other, as such, political and economic stability and security is important in the region so as not to affect Malaysia and other Asean countries," he told reporters after opening the Asian Haj Route Symposium at the Tengku Abdul Rahman Memorial here Tuesday.
The two-day symposium is organised by the National Archives and the Islamic Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation( ISESCO) .
On the symposium, which is being attended by some 300 participants from ISESCO member countries, Jamil Khir said it served as an important platform for the exchange of ideas among the members particularly in relation to haj matters.
