Malaysia to follow UN decision on any Malbatt deployment to Yemen, says defence minister

Malaysia will follow any UN decision on deploying the Malaysian Battalion to Yemen, according to Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.

Deployment of peacekeeping forces generally occurs after a peace settlement, but the situation in Yemen is complicated by ongoing conflict.

Malaysia will not unilaterally deploy forces to Yemen, highlighting the risk of casualties in an active warzone.

KOTA TINGGI, Sept 20 — Malaysia will be guided by any decision made by the United Nations (UN) should there be a proposal to deploy the Malaysian Battalion (Malbatt) peacekeeping force to Yemen amid the ongoing conflict there, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said.

Mohamed Khaled, who is also Kota Tinggi MP, said Malaysia would not make such a decision unilaterally, stressing that any action must be based on a UN decision.

“Malaysia’s decision will be guided by the decision made by the UN, rather than us acting on our own.

“So it has to be the UN that decides whether to send a peacekeeping force or whatever,” he told reporters after attending the Kota Tinggi parliamentary constituency-level Maulidur Rasul celebration here today.

Mohamed Khaled said peacekeeping forces were normally deployed after parties to a conflict had agreed to a peace settlement, with the forces tasked with ensuring that the terms of the settlement were observed by all parties.

He cited the deployment of peacekeeping forces in Lebanon as an example, saying their role was to ensure that the terms of the peace settlement were respected.

However, he said the situation in Yemen was different as the conflict and fighting were still ongoing.

“The UN has never deployed any force to take part in a war. This is a conflict; a war is still going on,” he said.

He said deploying forces while the war was still ongoing could expose personnel to the risk of losing their lives.

“If you go into the middle of it, there will be casualties and loss of life,” he said.

As such, he said there was no question of Malaysia unilaterally deploying troops to Yemen and that any decision would have to await a UN determination.

The development comes amid a recent escalation in Yemen, with intense fighting along the western coast and the Bab al-Mandab Strait forcing more than 100,000 people to flee their homes. — Bernama

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马来西亚国防部长拿督斯里穆罕默德·卡立德·诺丁表示，马来西亚将遵循联合国关于向也门部署马来西亚营的任何决定。

维和部队的部署通常发生在和平协议达成之后，但也门的局势因持续不断的冲突而变得复杂。

马来西亚不会单方面向也门部署军队，这凸显了在战区造成人员伤亡的风险。

哥打丁宜，9月20日讯——国防部长拿督斯里穆罕默德·卡立德·诺丁表示，如果联合国提议向也门部署马来西亚营（Malbatt）维和部队，马来西亚将遵循联合国做出的任何决定，以应对也门持续不断的冲突。

同时也是哥打丁宜国会议员的穆罕默德·哈立德表示，马来西亚不会单方面做出这样的决定，并强调任何行动都必须以联合国的决定为依据。

“马来西亚的决定将以联合国作出的决定为指导，而不是我们自行其是。”

“所以，是否派遣维和部队或其他行动，必须由联合国来决定，”他在今天出席哥打丁宜国会选区级别的圣纪节庆祝活动后告诉记者。

穆罕默德·哈立德表示，维和部队通常在冲突各方达成和平协议后部署，其任务是确保各方遵守协议条款。

他以在黎巴嫩部署维和部队为例，称其作用是确保和平协议的条款得到尊重。

但他表示，也门的情况有所不同，因为冲突和战斗仍在继续。

“联合国从未部署任何部队参与战争。这是一场冲突；战争仍在继续，”他说。

他表示，在战争仍在进行时部署部队可能会使人员面临丧命的风险。

“如果你冲进冲突中心，就会造成人员伤亡，”他说。

因此，他表示马来西亚不会单方面向也门部署军队，任何决定都必须等待联合国的裁决。

这一进展正值也门局势近期升级之际，西部沿海地区和曼德海峡的激烈战斗已迫使超过10万人逃离家园。——马新社

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