Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim at the Defence Services Asia and National Security Asia 2024. SINGAPORE: Malaysia has dismissed calls by pro-Palestinian groups and some politicians to remove foreign firms that supply weapons to Israel from government-backed defence exhibitions in Kuala Lumpur.
Mr Khaled was responding to calls for Lockheed Martin, an American aerospace and defence company, and BAE Systems, a British aerospace and weapons firm, to be barred from the Defence Services Asia and National Security Asia 2024 exhibitions, which run from Monday to Thursday. Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has been vocal on the Gaza conflict and highlighted “atrocities” against Palestinians on the international stage.
"These are the very people supplying equipment to carry out the genocide, and the genocide is still ongoing to this day," it stated.Dr Mahathir acknowledged Lockheed and MBDA have participated in previous editions of the exhibitions, but said “the situation this time is extraordinary”. The government should order the firms to leave, he said.DSA Exhibition and Conference Sdn Bhd is the organiser, according to the exhibitions’ website.
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