Malaysia does not recognise any unilateral sanctions on any country, unless the sanctions are adopted by the United Nations General Assembly, said Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah.

“This has always been Malaysia’s principle. If there is a sanction, it has to go through the UN, and if the resolution is passed by the UN then, as member of the UN, you have to respect and abide,” he said.

He was speaking to the media in a special interview at his office in Putrajaya yesterday.

The minister was commenting on the wide-ranging...