PM: Malaysia has set 'no new attacks' condition for Myanmar ceasefire
"Our condition is that there must be no new attacks. A ceasefire must be observed.
"This is also a way to safeguard the rights and wellbeing of the long oppressed Rohingya community.
"For the first time in months, they are somewhat relieved and there have been no continued assaults, although a few isolated incidents have been reported," he said during Prime Minister's Question Time (PMQT) in the Dewan Rakyat today.
Anwar said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan, along with his counterparts from Thailand and possibly Indonesia, would visit Myanmar this month to pursue peace efforts.
He was responding to a question by Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin (PN-Larut) on whether Malaysia was ready to play a mediating role in the Myanmar conflict like it did for the Thailand-Cambodia border conflict.
In response to a supplementary question by Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim (PN-Arau) on whether Malaysia would use the Asean Forum to address the crisis in Myanmar's Rakhine state, which has forced many Rohingya to flee to Malaysia, Anwar said the Myanmar crisis would be raised at the Asean Summit in October.
He said Myanmar had shown a willingness to cooperate and hold discussions with Malaysia under the Asean spirit.
"I've met two prime ministers and the prime minister of the National Unity Government to reach a consensus.
"First, a ceasefire must be enforced. Second, humanitarian aid must be allowed in.
"And third, dialogue must resume to halt attacks, particularly in Rohingya areas like Rakhine.
"The situation is significantly better than before."
On the conflict in Southern Thailand, Anwar said although Malaysia and Thailand had high-level discussions on the mater, Bangkok had yet to agree on using the Asean framework for conflict resolution.
The situation was similar for Southern Philippines, he said.
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