PUTRAJAYA: Two senior Malaysian diplomats within the United Arab Emirates have been ordered dwelling as a result of that they had did not coordinate administrative and logistic issues in the course of the Prime Minister’s visit to the nation final month, says Wisma Putra.
It stated the Malaysian ambassador to the UAE in addition to the consul-general in Dubai did not deal with duties as per the usual working process for top rating visits abroad, particularly throughout Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s arrival in Dubai on March 29.
“The failure resulted in the Prime Minister having to wait long at the normal arrival hall for passport and immigration clearance.
“Also, there was no security coverage such as a motorcade that should have been provided for the Prime Minister,” Wisma Putra stated in a press release yesterday.The Foreign Ministry’s assertion on the matter got here following a report in a information portal stating that two senior diplomats within the UAE have been ordered dwelling for the shortage of official “guest status” for the Prime Minister’s visit to the Emirates lately.
The assertion stated it was widespread apply for Malaysia’s head of mission overseas to offer safety protection and a motorcade for the Prime Minister throughout his visit.
It cited the case when the Prime Minister attended the United Nations General Assembly in New York when the host nation couldn’t put together the “guest status”.
Malaysia’s head of mission then went on to offer the safety and motorcade in accordance with the SOP.
“The two diplomats had also failed to inform the ministry about the World Government Summit (WGS), which was held during the Dubai Expo. Wisma Putra only knew about the summit on March 30 through a different source.
“Should we have been informed of the summit, efforts would have been made for the Prime Minister to deliver a speech at the programme,” it stated.
The ministry stated the Foreign Minister had met UAE State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Reem Ebrahim Al Hashimy on March 30 and thru the assembly, the Prime Minister was invited to attend the WGS closing later the identical day.
“This problem would not have occurred if coordination was done earlier. This is because the UAE government had prepared all facilities for the Prime Minister as head of government right until the end of his visit,” stated Wisma Putra.
It added that the UAE authorities had organized for a static guard of honour on the Al Maktoum International Airport on the day the Prime Minister departed from Dubai and that the State Minister of Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Omar bin Sultan Al Olama was current to symbolize his authorities.
“The move to call back the two officials is nothing out of the ordinary and was done through discussions with all parties, including the Public Service Department.
“It was taken to protect interests in bilateral relations between Malaysia and the said countries and to ensure the competency of the public service,” it stated.
During his visit to Dubai from March 27 to 31, Ismail Sabri attended the closing ceremony of the Malaysia Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai and witnessed the signing of a number of memorandums of understanding between Malaysian firms and worldwide corporations.
He additionally held a gathering with the Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
