(Bernama) -- Malaysian Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Friday he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the latter's request in France last month and explained Malaysia's stand on the West Asian issue.
He said Netanyahu had agreed to the conditions he (Dr Ahmad Zahid) had insisted on prior to the meeting, which was held during the Paris Air Show."I said that if he wanted to have a meeting with me, he should not bring along any Israeli aide or photographer and he should not indulge in double standards, and he agreed," Dr Ahmad Zahid told Malaysian reporters here.
He is on a six-day visit to Lebanon.Dr Ahmad Zahid said that at their meeting of 35 minutes, he stated that if Israel was sincere about establishing peace in West Asia, it should recognise the Palestinian government."If Israel wants to extend a hand to establish peace, it must not resort to violence against the people of Palestine and neighbouring countries," he said.
