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KUALA LUMPUR : Sending special envoys abroad is not illegal and is often done by the government to discuss with other countries on specific issues, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah
. The government could send the Minister of Foreign Affairs but there are also times when other ministers are sent for specific purposes.
"There are many ways to deal with our foreign friends, sometimes we send the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Finance, sometimes we send the Minister of Economic Affairs
" So it depends on the situation. It is a case by case, "he told reporters at the Parliament meeting on the decision of the Tunisian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad to send the President of the Council of Eminent Persons recently ( CEP) Tun Suaim Zainuddin in China
. In defense of the movement, Saifuddin said that Daim had received the terms of reference and he reported the result of his visit to China directly to the Prime Minister.
He said that the main thing that should be given to the visit of Suede was "Our relationship with China is not something new, diplomatic relations were formally established in 1974. But relations interpersonal and cultural exist for hundreds of years. "
"We must continue, we want to foster good relations, good links and, if possible, we want better links with China Yes, we have some problems but I think that is part of the terms of reference and I think that is why Tun Daim was In parliament, the deputy of Rembau, Khairy Jamaluddin, had questioned the role played by Daim and the CEP, saying that not only they acted as advisers but also gave instructions to the government
However, this was denied by the Minister of the Prime Minister's Department, Datuk Liew Vui Keong, who reiterated that the CEP only played an advisory role and had no executive power. – Bernama
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