Consultative panel on foreign affairs to be established soon: Saifuddin Abdullah

KUALA LUMPUR: Newly appointed Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah (pix) announced today that a consultative panel on foreign affairs will be established soon.
"I will establish a consultative panel which involves all stakeholders at Wisma Putra which I will head," he told reporters here yesterday after attending a talk titled "New Approaches and Strategies for National Unity and Integration under the Harapan Government" at the Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia here yesterday.
"Its representatives will be from Wisma Putra, former ambassadors, academicians, think tanks, private entities, experts who are well-versed on international issues, civil societies and trade.
"This group will consist of between 10 and 12 people initially. It seems small but each will have their own networks.
"Although they are not members of Parliament, but they can contribute with their knowledge.
"We want to have the best ideas on foreign policy as it is important for Malaysia, especially since we are a new government.
"The world wants to know what is our policy," the Indera Mahkota MP added.