DR M TO DELIVER ADDRESS AT FORUM

KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 (Bernama) -- Former prime minister Dr Mahathir
Mohamad will deliver a keynote address at the Forum and Exhibition on Gaza
Genocide: Palestine Solution in London on March 31.

A joint effort by the foreign ministry and Kuala Lumpur Foundation to
Criminalise War, the event will be officiated by the minister, Dr
Rais Yatim.

"There is not enough in press reports to show what is happening (in Gaza).
Thus, we feel we should make a special effort to expose the events in Gaza,
through this forum," Dr Mahathir told a media briefing on the event Thursday.

Influential speakers who have agreed to share their thoughts in the event
are Cynthia McKinney (ex-candidate for the United States presidency), Sir Gerald
Kaufman (British elected representative who is against the Gaza genocide) and
Rabbi Cohen (a prominent rabbi who is vocally against Israel's policy).

Others include Lauren Booth (a human rights activist) and Tony Benn (former
British cabinet minister).

Meanwhile, Dr Rais who was also at the briefing, said this was one way to
educate the world that the issue of Gaza should not be forgotten.

According to a statement issued by the ministry, the forum would be followed
by a panel discussion chaired by Dr Rais on finding a permanent solution to the
conflict.

-- BERNAMA