KUALA LUMPUR, April 20 -- Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu has said that the Malaysian government will only heed requests from United Nations (UN) for peacekeepers and security forces, and will not aide any nation in its war with another country.

The politician known as Mat Sabu said the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government wants to stick to its policy to abstain from getting involved in bloodshed with other countries, as it wants to remain in cordial relationships with them.

"This is based on the policy that we want to be friendly with all countries, except Israel, and Malaysia is ready to be considered to have our military sent overseas on UN mission," he told a group interview the media yesterday.

"Our policy is to continue with the policy ...