PUTRAJAYA: Foreign Minister Datuk Anifah Aman is flattered that Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has sued him for RM100mil.
Anifah said it showed that he was someone of influence, adding that he would have felt ashamed if he was sued for a small amount over an alleged libellous statement made in Washington.
“I have not had time to read the content of the suit or think of my next course of action. I also have bigger things to attend to now like the Asean-European Union meeting which I have just attended,” he told a press conference here yesterday.
Asked if he stood by his earlier statement that Anwar had offered him the Deputy Prime Minister’s post as an incentive to join Pakatan Rakyat, Anifah said it was up to the people to judge.
“An independent candidate in Penanti claimed that she was offered a large sum of money and a position and this is just a by-election that does not determine the leadership of the state or the Government. Now think if it had to do with the Government and you will have the answer,” he said.
On Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s visit to China next week, Anifah said trade and economic issues would be on the Prime Minister’s agenda.
China was an important trading partner with Malaysia and Najib’s visit would further strengthen trade, economic and cultural ties between the two countries.
Najib is also scheduled to meet China’s president Hu Jintao and witness the signing of a series of agreements and memoranda of understanding.
On the recent Asean-European Union (EU) Minister’s Meeting in Cambodia recently, Anifah said it had discussed the conflict in Myanmar. It had also asked the country to free Aung San Suu Kyi and to hold elections as soon as possible.
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