Umno Open To Malay Unity Talks With PAS But Without Preconditions - Najib

Umno is open to having discussions with PAS on Malay unity but such talks must be held without any precondition, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said Sunday.

"We (Umno) are always open but they (PAS leaders) must not impose preconditions and insult Umno in their speeches. If we want to talk, we must not condemn each other," the Umno president told reporters after attending a luncheon with Sabah Chinese community leaders, here.

Najib was asked to comment on a statement by Perak Mufti Tan Sri Harussani Zakaria yesterday that some Umno and PAS leaders had approached him recently to seek his opinion on how best to unite the Muslims.

Harussani had said that he explained to them that he was not a politician and could not make a decision in the matter.

Najib said Umno had maintained its stand on the proposed talks but it seemed that PAS had other considerations and wanted to include the issue of oil royalty claimed by Kelantan in the discussions.

"It is up to PAS to determine its stand. We do not want to keep repeating the matter," he said.

Source : Bernama